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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The Turning Point Lewis E. Lehrman. Ambrotype by Samuel G. Alschuler, Urbana, Illinois, April 25, 1858 Courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum I. ON THE ROAD TO THE SPRINGFIELD SPEECH 1 Lincoln.
The Turning Point Lewis E. Lehrman. Ambrotype by Samuel G. Alschuler, Urbana, Illinois, April 25, 1858 Courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum I. ON THE ROAD TO THE SPRINGFIELD SPEECH 1 Lincoln.
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... SPRINGFIELD, PEORIA, AND BEYOND 37 On to Peoria 48 Peoria Speech 52 The End of the 1854 Debates 58 The End of the Campaign 62 III. THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT: THE CONTEXT 69 Douglas's Motives 71 Insertion of “Inoperative and Void” 77 The ...
... SPRINGFIELD, PEORIA, AND BEYOND 37 On to Peoria 48 Peoria Speech 52 The End of the 1854 Debates 58 The End of the Campaign 62 III. THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT: THE CONTEXT 69 Douglas's Motives 71 Insertion of “Inoperative and Void” 77 The ...
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... Springfield, Illinois, at a political turning point in 1854. Admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1836, having served four terms in the state legislature and a single term in Congress (1847–1849), Abraham Lincoln had substantially withdrawn ...
... Springfield, Illinois, at a political turning point in 1854. Admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1836, having served four terms in the state legislature and a single term in Congress (1847–1849), Abraham Lincoln had substantially withdrawn ...
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... Springfield and Peoria two weeks apart in 1854. They mark Lincoln's reentry into the politics of Illinois and, as he could not know, his preparation for the presidency in 1861. Historians and biographers have noted their importance, but ...
... Springfield and Peoria two weeks apart in 1854. They mark Lincoln's reentry into the politics of Illinois and, as he could not know, his preparation for the presidency in 1861. Historians and biographers have noted their importance, but ...
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... Springfield on October 4, 1854, for which there are only press reports. A longer version came twelve days later in Peoria. The Springfield remarks did not survive, but by preparing them meticulously for publication, Lincoln made sure ...
... Springfield on October 4, 1854, for which there are only press reports. A longer version came twelve days later in Peoria. The Springfield remarks did not survive, but by preparing them meticulously for publication, Lincoln made sure ...
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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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