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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... question . This made him a formidable antagonist in argumentative controversy . " " 14 This Saturday night , Calhoun talked for several hours , try- ing the patience of his listeners and hoping they would not stay around for his Whig ...
... question . This made him a formidable antagonist in argumentative controversy . " " 14 This Saturday night , Calhoun talked for several hours , try- ing the patience of his listeners and hoping they would not stay around for his Whig ...
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... questions of the day, and brought to their discussion closeness and soundness of logic, with numerous facts, clinched by the most elaborate and powerful argu- ments.”16. Lincoln. and. Douglas—the. Early. Years. In the decade between his ...
... questions of the day, and brought to their discussion closeness and soundness of logic, with numerous facts, clinched by the most elaborate and powerful argu- ments.”16. Lincoln. and. Douglas—the. Early. Years. In the decade between his ...
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... question will be settled . " 42 With Euclidean logic , Lin- coln laid out his analysis of the problems of slavery in a private memoran- dum to himself : If A. can prove , however conclusively , that he may , of right , enslave B.- why ...
... question will be settled . " 42 With Euclidean logic , Lin- coln laid out his analysis of the problems of slavery in a private memoran- dum to himself : If A. can prove , however conclusively , that he may , of right , enslave B.- why ...
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... question of whether a candidate does or does not taste liquor.44 Lincoln began to make ready in other ways. Lincoln biographer Michael Burlingame wrote: “In the Springfield courthouse that summer, he attended a meeting to discuss the ...
... question of whether a candidate does or does not taste liquor.44 Lincoln began to make ready in other ways. Lincoln biographer Michael Burlingame wrote: “In the Springfield courthouse that summer, he attended a meeting to discuss the ...
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... question was forever settled by his great principle of “ popular sovereignty , " which took it out of Con- gress and ... questions . He endured their fire of interrogatory for a little while till he lost his own temper .... Douglas , of ...
... question was forever settled by his great principle of “ popular sovereignty , " which took it out of Con- gress and ... questions . He endured their fire of interrogatory for a little while till he lost his own temper .... Douglas , of ...
Contenido
1 | |
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69 | |
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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