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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Main Author:	Guelzo, Allen C.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Edition:	1st Simon & Schuster harcover ed.
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views. Douglas, Stephen Arnold, > 1813-1861 > Political and social views. Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858. United States > Politics and government > 1857-1861. Illinois > Politics and government > To 1865.
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