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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... issue of black slavery in America is considered pri- marily as it bears on Lincoln at the turning point in 1854. There is little space to note the remarkable extent to which black Americans, living here as slaves ten generations before ...
... issue of black slavery in America is considered pri- marily as it bears on Lincoln at the turning point in 1854. There is little space to note the remarkable extent to which black Americans, living here as slaves ten generations before ...
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... issues at stake, of the rival ideas and leaders of the 1850s—are more transparent in chapters IV through IX. Lincoln himself was suspicious of biography and history, according to William Herndon, his law partner of sixteen years ...
... issues at stake, of the rival ideas and leaders of the 1850s—are more transparent in chapters IV through IX. Lincoln himself was suspicious of biography and history, according to William Herndon, his law partner of sixteen years ...
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... issues raised by the new legislation. To his natural aptitude for learning Lincoln now joined a mature intellect, a driving instinct for political organization, and a masterful grasp of the facts and logic of the case against Kansas ...
... issues raised by the new legislation. To his natural aptitude for learning Lincoln now joined a mature intellect, a driving instinct for political organization, and a masterful grasp of the facts and logic of the case against Kansas ...
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... issues of Whig Party politics. In 1854, however, Lincoln turned his full attention to slavery, the preeminent issue of the decade. His view of American history, his command of the intricacies of the slavery debate, and his mature ...
... issues of Whig Party politics. In 1854, however, Lincoln turned his full attention to slavery, the preeminent issue of the decade. His view of American history, his command of the intricacies of the slavery debate, and his mature ...
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... issues facing the country. Historian Allan Nevins noted that “the inhabitants of the Old Northwest, from Ohio to Iowa, were then a folk of superior character and intelligence.”25 Nevins quoted German immigrant Carl Schurz who observed ...
... issues facing the country. Historian Allan Nevins noted that “the inhabitants of the Old Northwest, from Ohio to Iowa, were then a folk of superior character and intelligence.”25 Nevins quoted German immigrant Carl Schurz who observed ...
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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