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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... emancipation. Mr. 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 ...
... emancipation. Mr. 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 ...
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... Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the abolition of slavery in the Thirteenth Amendment that followed in 1865. After delivering the Peoria speech on October 16, Lincoln submitted his text, carefully edited, for serial publication in ...
... Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the abolition of slavery in the Thirteenth Amendment that followed in 1865. After delivering the Peoria speech on October 16, Lincoln submitted his text, carefully edited, for serial publication in ...
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... emancipation. The Peoria speech had set Lincoln on the road to the Emancipation Proclamation. At Peoria, he had established himself, in the words of the Quincy Whig, as “one of the 'truly great men' of Illinois.”221 “On January 4th ...
... emancipation. The Peoria speech had set Lincoln on the road to the Emancipation Proclamation. At Peoria, he had established himself, in the words of the Quincy Whig, as “one of the 'truly great men' of Illinois.”221 “On January 4th ...
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Contenido
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37 | |
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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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