Dwight Jon  Zimmerman,Wayne Vansant,James M. McPherson
The entwined lives of Lincoln and Douglass and the end of slavery,With a foreword by the Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning historian James M. McPherson, ,The Hammer and the Anvil, presents in full-color illustrations the history of slavery, the Civil War, and emancipation through the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The talent behind the book includes Dwight Jon Zimmerman, an award-winning author of military history and graphic novels; the historian and consultant Craig Symonds, winner of the Lincoln Prize; and the artist Wayne Vansant, illustrator of Marvel Comicâ€™s ,The â€™Nam ,and the highly regarded nonfiction graphic history from Novel Graphics ,The Vietnam War,.,Â ,Together they tell the story of two men who defined their era. Possessed of a deep antipathy to slavery as a young man on the free-spirited American frontier, President Lincoln wrestled repeatedly with the dilemma the peculiar institution presented. Douglass, a brilliant runaway slave, sought to force America to confront its original and gravest sin. Driven by conviction to great words and deeds, each man helped to make the nation we live in today. ,The Hammer and, ,the Anvil ,is an ideal introduction not only to two iconic Americans but also to the most compelling moments in American history.
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The Hammer and the Anvil: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the End of Slavery in America