Stephen Douglas : : The Last Years, 1857–1861 / / Damon Wells.
Stephen Douglas and the old Union lived out their last years together. It was the most critical time in the life of both the Illinois senator and his country. During most of the period 1857–1861 the American nation could still choose between adjustment of its sectional differences and civil war, and...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2014] ©1971 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Return of a Champion
- 2. Douglas and Goliath
- 3. Popular Sovereignty
- 4. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
- 5. 1859: The House Dividing
- 6. 1860: Victory, Defeat, Greatness
- 7. The Union Forever
- 8. The Summing Up
- Critical Essay on Sources
- Bibliography
- Index