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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... campaign—forever giving his great Peoria speech of 1854 its honored position in Lincoln literature.” —DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius ofAbraham Lincoln LEWIS LINCOLN AT P EORIA The Turning Point E ...
... campaign—forever giving his great Peoria speech of 1854 its honored position in Lincoln literature.” —DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius ofAbraham Lincoln LEWIS LINCOLN AT P EORIA The Turning Point E ...
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... Campaign 62 III. THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT: THE CONTEXT 69 Douglas's Motives 71 Insertion of “Inoperative and Void” 77 The Chase Appeal 81 The Opposition 86 The Whigs 87 Pushing Passage 90 Protesting Passage 97 IV. THE PEORIA SPEECH: THE ...
... Campaign 62 III. THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT: THE CONTEXT 69 Douglas's Motives 71 Insertion of “Inoperative and Void” 77 The Chase Appeal 81 The Opposition 86 The Whigs 87 Pushing Passage 90 Protesting Passage 97 IV. THE PEORIA SPEECH: THE ...
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... Campaign Realignment and the Republican Party Bleeding Kansas The 1856 Bloomington Convention CHALLENGING DRED SCOTT, THE SUPREME COURT, AND DOUGLAS The Republican Reaction The 1858 Senate Campaign The Lincoln-Douglas Debates The ...
... Campaign Realignment and the Republican Party Bleeding Kansas The 1856 Bloomington Convention CHALLENGING DRED SCOTT, THE SUPREME COURT, AND DOUGLAS The Republican Reaction The 1858 Senate Campaign The Lincoln-Douglas Debates The ...
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... campaign with crucial speeches at Springfield and Peoria, Illinois, in October. These speeches and their consequences are the subjects of this book. In 1854 Lincoln was little known. Now a vast library records the words and actions of ...
... campaign with crucial speeches at Springfield and Peoria, Illinois, in October. These speeches and their consequences are the subjects of this book. In 1854 Lincoln was little known. Now a vast library records the words and actions of ...
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... campaign was an exercise in leadership. To understand President Abraham Lincoln, one must understand the Peoria speech of October 16, 1854. It forms the foundation of his politics and principles, in the 1850s and in his presidency. The ...
... campaign was an exercise in leadership. To understand President Abraham Lincoln, one must understand the Peoria speech of October 16, 1854. It forms the foundation of his politics and principles, in the 1850s and in his presidency. The ...
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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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