Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
- ISBN-10
- 0743273206
- ISBN-13
- 9780743273206
- Category
- Illinois
- Pages
- 383
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Allen C. Guelzo
Description
An account of the famous open-air 1858 Senate election debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln provides insight into their political rivalry while gauging mid-nineteenth-century issues and how they affected local and presidential campaigns. 30,000 first printing.
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