douglas, stephen a

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Year of meteors

Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the election that brought on the Civil War
  • Egerton, Douglas R
2010
Chronicles the 1860 presidential race that elected Republican Abraham Lincoln over Democrat Stephen Douglas, discussing the events and key players, and describing how Lincoln was able win over more prominent members of his party and with a low percentage of the popular vote.

America's great debate

Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the compromise that preserved the Union
  • Bordewich, Fergus M
2012
Presents the history of the Comprimise of 1850, discussing who was involved, their arguments, and the outcome of the comprimise.

Lincoln at Peoria

the turning point : getting right with the Declaration of Independence
  • Lehrman, Lewis E
2008
Examines the historical context of Abraham Lincoln's October 16, 1854 antislavery speech in Peoria, Illinois, that became the turning point in his political career that pointed the way toward the presidency.
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