The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

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Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 2004 - History - 340 pages
Nominated in 1858 by the infant Republican party to oppose Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln challenged the incumbent Democratic senator from Illinois to a series of debates. This volume contains their masterful arguments as well as two speeches, one by each candidate. Paving the way for modern debates between political candidates, the Lincoln-Douglas debates were more than formal discussions between opponents. Lincoln lost the election; but the speeches brought him to national attention and helped propel him to the Presidency in 1860.

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SPRINGFIELD JUNE 17 1858
1
Speech of Senator Douglas
10
OTTAWA AUGUST 21 1858
26
FREEPORT AUGUST 27 1858
66
JONESBORO SEPTEMBER 15 1858
109
CHARLESTON SEPTEMBER 18 1858
159
GALESBURGH OCTOBER 7 1858
207
QUINCY OCTOBER 13 1858
249
ALTON OCTOBER 15 1858
293
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