The Lincoln-Douglas Debates : : The First Complete, Unexpurgated Text / / ed. by Harold Holzer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• HerausgeberIn: Holzer, Harold,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (422 p.)

The seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held during the Illinois senatorial race of 1858 are among the most important statements in American political history, dramatic struggles over the issues that would tear apart the nation in the Civil War: the virtues of a republic and the evils of slavery. In this acclaimed book, Holzer brings us as close as possible to what Lincoln and Douglas actually said, Using transcripts of Lincoln's speeches as recorded by the pro-Douglas newspaper, and vice-versa, he offers the most reliable, unedited record available of the debates. Also included are background on the sites, crowd comments, and a new introduction."A vivid, boisterous picture of politics during our most divisive period…This fresh, fascinating examination…. deserves a place in all American history collection."-Library Journal

Table of Contents

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