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Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
This biography introduces readers to Andrew Johnson including his career as a tailor, early political career, and key events from Johnson's administration including Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act, the Fourteenth Amendment, and his impeachment by the House of Representatives. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The absorbing narrative of Frederick Douglass's heated struggle with President Andrew Johnson reveals a new perspective on Reconstruction's demise. When Andrew Johnson rose to the presidency after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, African Americans were optimistic that Johnson would pursue aggressive federal policies for Black equality. Just a year earlier, Johnson had cast himself as a "Moses" for the Black community. Frederick Douglass, the country's...
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