Lincoln and Douglas : the debates that defined America

Lincoln and Douglas the debates that defined America

What carried this one-term congressman from obscurity to fame was his Senate campaign against the country's most formidable politician, Stephen A. Douglas, in the summer and fall of 1858. Lincoln challenged Douglas directly in one of his greatest speeches--"A house divided against itself c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Guelzo, Allen C., 1953- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Simon & Schuster 2008.
Edición:1st Simon & Schuster harcover ed
Materias:
Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865 > Pensamiento político y social.
Douglas, Stephen Arnold, > 1813-1861 > Pensamiento político y social
Estados Unidos > Política y gobierno > 1857-1861.
Illinois > Política y gobierno > s. XIX
Acceso en línea:Acceso a las primeras páginas
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: From Lincoln and Douglas to Nixon and Kennedy
  • The least man I ever saw
  • Take care of your old Whigs
  • A David greater than Goliath
  • For God's sake, Linder, come up
  • In the face of the nation
  • The same tyrannical principle
  • Epilogue: One supreme issue.

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