The Hammer and the Anvil: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the End of Slavery in America

by Dwight Jon Zimmerman

Book Overview

The period leading up to the Civil War was one of great change. Congress divided itself between Northerners and Southerners, citizens on the frontier took up arms against one another, and movements for secession and abolition were more urgent than ever. In The Hammer and the Anvil , the award-winning author Dwight Jon Zimmerman and the renowned artist Wayne Vansant vividly depict the tumultuous time through the lives of two men who defined it: Frederick...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809053586
• ISBN13: 9780809053582
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"