Examines the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas over the topic of slavery in the summer and fall of 1858 and explores the purpose of democracy.
Examines the seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858. Discusses how these two men and their ideas represented America's quandary over the purpose of a democracy, and that this dilemma would not only lead to the Civil War, but to conflicts throughout America's future.
A selection of two speeches and seven debates originally published in The political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the senatorial campaign of 1858 in Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln's thirty-year struggle with Stephen Douglas for the heart and soul of America
Morris, Roy
2008
Discusses the political competition of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas with a biographical examination of the two drastically different personalities that came to the forefront of U.S. politics in the mid-nineteenth century and shaped the nation as they competed for office before the outbreak of the Civil War.
Presents the complete uncensored text of the Lincoln-Douglas debates that occurred during the 1858 senatorial race between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, and includes background information on both candidates.
Explains how Lincoln-Douglas debates works; discussing their history, structure, format, persuasive writing and speaking, and research; and provides tips.
Presents a commemorative edition of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates as they competed for the Illinois seat in the U.S Senate. Covers their views on slavery and other issues and why these arguments are so important today.
Discusses the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas who were opponents for the Senate seat of Illinois in 1858, and had very different opinions on the issue of slavery.
