Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning PointStackpole Books, 2008 M06 13 - 400 páginas The pivotal speech that changed the course of Lincoln's career and America's history. Complete examination of the speech, including the full text delivered in 1854 in Peoria, Illinois. |
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... Lincoln believed black Americans were entitled to the inalienable right to liberty, and to the fruit of their own labor. He also came to believe they would fight for their freedom. Of this he was confident, earnestly believing that “all ...
... Lincoln believed black Americans were entitled to the inalienable right to liberty, and to the fruit of their own labor. He also came to believe they would fight for their freedom. Of this he was confident, earnestly believing that “all ...
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... Lincoln I do not shirk my own judgments . I confess that I have little doubt that the mature Lincoln at Peoria in 1854 is of a piece with the man who would be recognized as a great American statesman . There is , I believe , an ...
... Lincoln I do not shirk my own judgments . I confess that I have little doubt that the mature Lincoln at Peoria in 1854 is of a piece with the man who would be recognized as a great American statesman . There is , I believe , an ...
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... Lincoln believed the Douglas bill would open the door to the spread , perhaps the eventual nationalization , of slavery . William Herndon recalled that Kansas - Nebraska , freedom , and slavery stirred Lincoln's pow- ers of political ...
... Lincoln believed the Douglas bill would open the door to the spread , perhaps the eventual nationalization , of slavery . William Herndon recalled that Kansas - Nebraska , freedom , and slavery stirred Lincoln's pow- ers of political ...
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... Lincoln began to make ready in other ways. Lincoln biographer Michael Burlingame wrote: “In the Springfield ... believe that the only consideration with Lincoln was a disinterested and patriotic desire for the success of correct ...
... Lincoln began to make ready in other ways. Lincoln biographer Michael Burlingame wrote: “In the Springfield ... believe that the only consideration with Lincoln was a disinterested and patriotic desire for the success of correct ...
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... Lincoln's former law partner Stephen T. Logan in the race to succeed then-Congressman Lincoln, who had opposed the war. Harris was a par- ticularly close ally of Senator Douglas, who ... Lincoln thought ahead to the 14 LINCOLN AT PEORIA.
... Lincoln's former law partner Stephen T. Logan in the race to succeed then-Congressman Lincoln, who had opposed the war. Harris was a par- ticularly close ally of Senator Douglas, who ... Lincoln thought ahead to the 14 LINCOLN AT PEORIA.
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THE IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS 101 | 101 |
V THE ROAD FROM PEORIA 153 | 153 |
VI CHALLENGING DRED SCOTT THE SUPREME COURT AND DOUGLAS 189 | 189 |
VII PEORIA CHARACTERIZES THE LINCOLN PRESIDENCY 217 | 217 |
VIII CODA 257 | 257 |
Full Text of Speech at Peoria Illinois 289 | 289 |
Acknowledgments 329 | 329 |
Milestones in the Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas 341 | 341 |
Notes 352 | 352 |
Bibliography 382 | 382 |
Index 396 | 396 |
Back Cover | 413 |
IX THE PEORIA SPEECH AND THE HISTORIANS RECORD 269 | 269 |
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Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point : Getting Right with the Declaration of ... Lewis E. Lehrman Vista de fragmentos - 2008 |
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