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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... William O. Stoddard Anti-Nebraska Leaders in Illinois 49 John M. Palmer, William H. Herndon, Richard Yates, Lyman Trumbull Pro-Nebraska National Leaders 79 Jefferson, Davis, Alexander H. Stephens, David Rice Atchison, Franklin Pierce ...
... William O. Stoddard Anti-Nebraska Leaders in Illinois 49 John M. Palmer, William H. Herndon, Richard Yates, Lyman Trumbull Pro-Nebraska National Leaders 79 Jefferson, Davis, Alexander H. Stephens, David Rice Atchison, Franklin Pierce ...
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... William H. Herndon recalled the crowd's reaction to Lincoln's devastating caricature of the way Thomas walked and talked : “ Encouraged by these demonstrations , the On the Road to the Springfield Speech 3.
... William H. Herndon recalled the crowd's reaction to Lincoln's devastating caricature of the way Thomas walked and talked : “ Encouraged by these demonstrations , the On the Road to the Springfield Speech 3.
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... William H. Herndon wrote that Lincoln quickly understood that the Kansas-Nebraska Act's passage presented more than a “live issue.” Herndon recalled: “In the office discussions he grew bolder in his utter- ances. He insisted that the ...
... William H. Herndon wrote that Lincoln quickly understood that the Kansas-Nebraska Act's passage presented more than a “live issue.” Herndon recalled: “In the office discussions he grew bolder in his utter- ances. He insisted that the ...
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... [William H.] Bissell, who was then a member of Congress, tried our best to prevent him [Shields] from voting for the ill- omened bill, and I prophesied that it would defeat his election; I also told him from the start that I could not ...
... [William H.] Bissell, who was then a member of Congress, tried our best to prevent him [Shields] from voting for the ill- omened bill, and I prophesied that it would defeat his election; I also told him from the start that I could not ...
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... William H.] Seward, John Van Buren & Co.”103 Lincoln's Whig Party, already weak, would crack under the pressure of the Kansas-Nebraska dispute. For Lincoln, the facts and circumstances in which he applied his anti- slavery rhetoric in ...
... William H.] Seward, John Van Buren & Co.”103 Lincoln's Whig Party, already weak, would crack under the pressure of the Kansas-Nebraska dispute. For Lincoln, the facts and circumstances in which he applied his anti- slavery rhetoric in ...
Contenido
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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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