Stephen A. Douglas : the political apprenticeship, 1833-1843

Stephen A. Douglas the political apprenticeship, 1833-1843

When newly elected Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln first saw 5'4"" Stephen A. Douglas, he sized him up as ""the least man I ever saw."" With the introduction of Douglas's first bill in 1834, Lincoln soon thought differently. The General Assembly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ankrom, Reg, 1946- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Comapny, Inc., Publishers 2015.
Materias:
Douglas, Stephen A. > (Stephen Arnold), > 1813-1861.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Adversaries.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
Presidential candidates > United States > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Legislators > Illinois > Biography.
Illinois > Politics and government > To 1865.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009810679306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chronology Through the First Douglas Decade in Illinois; Preface; Introduction; 1. Jacksonville, Illinois; 2. "I have become a Western man"; 3. Party Democrat Stephen A. Douglas; 4. Sophisticates and Sophists; 5. "The Lord, and the Legislature, and Gen Jackson"; 6. A New Party in Jackson's Image; 7. "The least man I ever saw"; 8. The First Douglas-Lincoln Contest; 9. A Scheme to Capture the Capital; 10. Convening the Faithful; 11. The Contest for Miss Mary Ann Todd; 12. The First Douglas-Lincoln Debates; 13. Creating a Constitutional Crisis
  • 14. The Move to Pack the Court15. Judge Douglas; 16. Quest for Congress; 17. Natural Phenomena; Epilogue; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

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