The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
| Author: | Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln | ISBN: | 9780486145617 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications | Publication: | August 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln |
| ISBN: | 9780486145617 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications |
| Publication: | August 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications |
| Language: | English |
Complete texts for all 7 debates between the incumbent Democratic senator from Illinois and the 1858 nominee of the infant Republican party. Paving the way for modern debates between political candidates, the events brought Lincoln (who lost the election) to national prominence and helped propel him to the presidency in 1860.
Complete texts for all 7 debates between the incumbent Democratic senator from Illinois and the 1858 nominee of the infant Republican party. Paving the way for modern debates between political candidates, the events brought Lincoln (who lost the election) to national prominence and helped propel him to the presidency in 1860.
