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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... legislature and a single term in Congress (1847–1849), Abraham Lincoln had sub- stantially withdrawn from politics between 1849 and 1854. During these five years, his Springfield law practice prospered. Traveling often by horse and ...
... legislature and a single term in Congress (1847–1849), Abraham Lincoln had sub- stantially withdrawn from politics between 1849 and 1854. During these five years, his Springfield law practice prospered. Traveling often by horse and ...
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... Legislature in 1834—Lincoln then twenty-five, Douglas only twenty-one. In December 1837, Douglas replaced May as the Democratic congressional nominee at a Peoria convention where May was urged to resign. Douglas then lost the 1838 ...
... Legislature in 1834—Lincoln then twenty-five, Douglas only twenty-one. In December 1837, Douglas replaced May as the Democratic congressional nominee at a Peoria convention where May was urged to resign. Douglas then lost the 1838 ...
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... Legislature , and on the stump they had often met and measured strength . Each therefore knew the temper of the other's steel no less than every joint in his armor . ” 19 Size , character , personality , and party set them apart ...
... Legislature , and on the stump they had often met and measured strength . Each therefore knew the temper of the other's steel no less than every joint in his armor . ” 19 Size , character , personality , and party set them apart ...
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... Legislature. Slowly, Lincoln was drawn into the campaign maelstrom. First, he had to overcome a formi- dable domestic opponent—his wife. According to Dr. William Jayne, “I took the names of Judge Logan & Abrm Lincoln to the Sangamon ...
... Legislature. Slowly, Lincoln was drawn into the campaign maelstrom. First, he had to overcome a formi- dable domestic opponent—his wife. According to Dr. William Jayne, “I took the names of Judge Logan & Abrm Lincoln to the Sangamon ...
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... legislature. Lincoln biographer David Herbert Donald attributed to legal grounds Lincoln's reluctance to be a legislative candidate, conclud- ing: “Neither then nor later did Lincoln explain his misgivings, but in all probability he had ...
... legislature. Lincoln biographer David Herbert Donald attributed to legal grounds Lincoln's reluctance to be a legislative candidate, conclud- ing: “Neither then nor later did Lincoln explain his misgivings, but in all probability he had ...
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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