Author: | Kerry Walters | ISBN: | 9781610692052 |
Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | August 30, 2013 |
Imprint: | ABC-CLIO | Language: | English |
Author: | Kerry Walters |
ISBN: | 9781610692052 |
Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
Publication: | August 30, 2013 |
Imprint: | ABC-CLIO |
Language: | English |
This succinct and readable account of the heated debate over the expansion of slavery provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the Civil War was precipitated.
• Supplies a concise, blow-by-blow account of the famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858
• Documents the first two Republican campaigns for the presidency, John C. Fremont in 1856 and Abraham Lincoln in 1860
• Explores the points of disagreement between the North and South over slavery expansion
• Includes an appendix of documents and political speeches from the period, including excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates
This succinct and readable account of the heated debate over the expansion of slavery provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the Civil War was precipitated.
• Supplies a concise, blow-by-blow account of the famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858
• Documents the first two Republican campaigns for the presidency, John C. Fremont in 1856 and Abraham Lincoln in 1860
• Explores the points of disagreement between the North and South over slavery expansion
• Includes an appendix of documents and political speeches from the period, including excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates