[PDF] The Lincoln Douglas Debates eBook

Author : Harold Holzer
Publisher : Fordham University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 27,26 MB
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0823238504

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The seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held during the Illinois senatorial race of 1858 are among the most important statements in American political history, dramatic struggles over the issues that would tear apart the nation in the Civil War: the virtues of a republic and the evils of slavery. In this acclaimed book, Holzer brings us as close as possible to what Lincoln and Douglas actually said, Using transcripts of Lincoln's speeches as recorded by the pro-Douglas newspaper, and vice-versa, he offers the most reliable, unedited record available of the debates. Also included are background on the sites, crowd comments, and a new introduction. "A vivid, boisterous picture of politics during our most divisive period...This fresh, fascinating examination.... deserves a place in all American history collection."-Library Journal

Author : Timothy S. Good
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 11,61 MB
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0786483563

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The Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debates of 1858 marked a significant crossroads in the political career of Abraham Lincoln. Though he lost the Unites States senate seat for Illinois to Stephen A. Douglas, the debates launched Lincoln into political prominence and eventually contributed to his successful run for the presidency. This work reveals Lincoln's political evolution during the debates through a narrative approach, evaluating his debate strategy and seemingly inconsistent views on slavery and racial inequality. Organized chronologically, the book examines each of the seven debates individually, acknowledging Lincoln's disappointing turns at Jonesboro and Charleston but celebrating his powerful comeback at Alton in the final senatorial debate.

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release : 1991-05-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780226020846

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The Lincoln-Douglas debates remain our culture's model of what public political debate ought to be. This new edition of the complete transcripts of the debates and eyewitness interpretations of them (previously published under the title Created Equal?) includes a new Foreword by David Zarefsky. Zarefsky analyzes the rhetoric of the speeches, showing how Lincoln and Douglas chose their arguments and initiated a debate that shook the nation. Their eloquent, statesmanlike discussion of the morality of slavery illustrates the masterful use of rhetorical strategies and tactics in the public forum: a form of discourse that has nearly disappeared from the political scene today.

Author : Allen C. Guelzo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 35,81 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Illinois
ISBN : 0743273206

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Author : Harry V. Jaffa
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 2012-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 022611158X

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This definitive analysis of the Lincoln-Douglas debates is “one of the most influential works of American history and political philosophy ever published (National Review). In Crisis of the House Divided, noted conservative scholar and historian Harry V. Jaffa illuminates the political principles that guided Abraham Lincoln from his reentry into politics in 1854 through his Senate campaign against Stephen Douglas in 1858. Through critical analysis of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Jaffa demonstrates that Lincoln’s political career was grounded in his commitment to constitutionalism, the rule of law, and abolition. A landmark work of American history, it “has shaped the thought of a generation of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War scholars." To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original publication, Jaffa has provided a new introduction (Civil War History). "A searching and provocative analysis of the issues confronted and the ideas expounded in the great debates…A book which displays such learning and insight that it cannot fail to excite the admiration even of scholars who disagree with its major arguments and conclusions."—D. E. Fehrenbacher, American Historical Review

Author : David Zarefsky
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 1993-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0226978761

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Previously published in hbk.: Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1990.

Author : Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 21,8 MB
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781371849948

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Author : Alan Pierce
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 16,70 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617861235

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Discusses defining moments in American history.