Lincoln-Douglas Debates (eBook)

Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln (Autoren)

Edwin Erle Sparks (Herausgeber)

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2018
128 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-83338-5 (ISBN)

Infos

In their 1858 battle for the Illinois senatorial seat, Douglas and Lincoln conducted seven debates that addressed slavery, states' rights, and other issues. This volume features a selection of these groundbreaking discussions.

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One of the most significant and far-reaching events in U. S. history, the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 sharpened and brought to a head a number of crucial questions concerning slavery, states' rights, the legal status of blacks, and the effects of the Dred Scott decision. The debates were held as part of the campaign for the Illinois senatorial seat, pitting the two-term incumbent, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, against the lesser-known Abraham Lincoln, a successful lawyer and former state politician who was the Republican candidate.Paving the way for modern discussions between political candidates, the Lincoln-Douglas debates fascinated nineteenth-century America and catapulted Lincoln into the spotlight. Although he lost the race to Douglas, the stature and recognition Lincoln gained during the exchanges helped propel him to the presidency in 1860, just two years later. This volume features rousing speeches by each candidate and the rejoinders and replies.

Autor

An English professor at the City University of New York's Kingsborough College, Bob Blaisdell is the editor of numerous Dover Thrift Editions and many other books. He has published essays about his experiences as a teacher and regularly reviews books for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Christian Science Monitor.

Inhalt

ContentsIntroductionFirst Joint DebateSecond Joint DebateThird Joint DebateFourth Joint DebateFifth Joint DebateSixth Joint DebateSeventh Joint Debate

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.8.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: American History
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Schlagworte: 1858 • 1858 senate race • Abe Lincoln • Abraham Lincoln • African American History • Allen C. Guelzo • Allen Guelzo • American Civil War • American History • American South • candidates • Civil War • civil war histiry • civil war history • civil war political discourse • complete lincoln douglas debates • debate history • debate rhetoric • debates • debate style in 1800s • Democracy • DEMOCRAT • douglas-lincoln • Dred Scott • dred scott decision • early beliefs of Lincoln • Elections • Emancipation • famous quotes • Famous Speeches • Frederick Douglass • government and governing • Guelzo • Historical • history, Lincoln • history of us debating • honest abe • Illinois • lincoln and douglas • lincoln debates unabridged • Lincoln political career • lincoln speeches • Political • Political Process • Political Science • Politics • public office • Public speaking • Realistic • rejoinders • Republican • rhetoric • Slavery • states rights • stephen douglas • us history • writings of lincoln
• ISBN-10: 0-486-83338-0 / 0486833380
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-83338-5 / 9780486833385