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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates : The First Complete, Unexpurgated Text /

"The seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held during the Illinois senatorial race of 1858 are among the most important in American history. Classics of political rhetoric, the debates embodied dramatic struggles over the issues that would tear apart the nation in the Civil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Otros Autores: Holzer, Harold (Editor ), Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [United States] : Fordham University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Fordham University Press Edition
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • A Word on the Texts
  • The First Joint Debate at Ottawa, August 21, 1858
  • The Second Joint Debate at Freeport, August 27, 1858
  • The Third Joint Debate at Jonesboro, September 15, 1858
  • The Fourth Joint Debate at Charleston, September 18, 1858
  • The Fifth Joint Debate at Galesburg, October 7, 1858
  • The Sixth Joint Debate at Quincy, October 13, 1858
  • The Seventh Joint Debate at Alton, October 15, 1858
  • Appendix--Lincoln vs. Douglas: How the State Voted
  • Notes
  • Index