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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... 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 Anti-Nebraska National ...
... 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 Anti-Nebraska National ...
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... anti-Nebraska congressman. Richard Yates, the Springfield area representative, was one of the first Illinois Whigs to speak out against the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The legislation, spon- sored and managed by Senator Douglas, had ...
... anti-Nebraska congressman. Richard Yates, the Springfield area representative, was one of the first Illinois Whigs to speak out against the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The legislation, spon- sored and managed by Senator Douglas, had ...
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... Nebraska Act.47 Supporters wrote him that anti- Nebraska feeling would assure his reelection. The Democratic candidate, however, was formidable—erstwhile Congressman Thomas L. Harris. Major Harris had gained military fame at the Battle ...
... Nebraska Act.47 Supporters wrote him that anti- Nebraska feeling would assure his reelection. The Democratic candidate, however, was formidable—erstwhile Congressman Thomas L. Harris. Major Harris had gained military fame at the Battle ...
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... Lincoln made the race for the state legislature, even if the statute presented a potential roadblock to the “grander objective” of the U. S. Senate. Lincoln forged ahead, cultivating anti-Nebraska sentiment in the Yates-Harris contest ...
... Lincoln made the race for the state legislature, even if the statute presented a potential roadblock to the “grander objective” of the U. S. Senate. Lincoln forged ahead, cultivating anti-Nebraska sentiment in the Yates-Harris contest ...
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... Lincoln's cor- respondence, especially when intended to persuade political opponents. In this case Lincoln sought to retain a Democratic ally in the anti- Nebraska fight. There is no record of a Palmer reply, nor is there any record of ...
... Lincoln's cor- respondence, especially when intended to persuade political opponents. In this case Lincoln sought to retain a Democratic ally in the anti- Nebraska fight. There is no record of a Palmer reply, nor is there any record of ...
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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