The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843
by
Reg Ankrom
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
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 not only passed the bill, it appointed...