Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning PointThe pivotal speech that changed the course of Lincoln's career and America's history. Complete examination of the speech, including the full text delivered in 1854 in Peoria, Illinois. |
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... Peoria speech of 1854 its honored position in Lincoln literature . -DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN author of Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 99 LINCOLN AT PEORIA The Turning Point LEWIS E. LEHRMAN LINCOLN AT PEORIA. Cover.
... Peoria speech of 1854 its honored position in Lincoln literature . -DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN author of Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 99 LINCOLN AT PEORIA The Turning Point LEWIS E. LEHRMAN LINCOLN AT PEORIA. Cover.
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... SPEECH Lincoln and Douglas—the Early Years Helping Congressman Yates Preparation to Fight Kansas-Nebraska Senator Douglas Returns to Illinois Speeches and Debates Campaigning for Free-Soil II. SPRINGFIELD, PEORIA, AND BEYOND On to Peoria ...
... SPEECH Lincoln and Douglas—the Early Years Helping Congressman Yates Preparation to Fight Kansas-Nebraska Senator Douglas Returns to Illinois Speeches and Debates Campaigning for Free-Soil II. SPRINGFIELD, PEORIA, AND BEYOND On to Peoria ...
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The Turning Point Lewis E. Lehrman. IV . THE PEORIA SPEECH : THE IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS 101 The Founders and the Declaration of Independence 103 National Expansion and Compromise 110 The Compromise of 1850 119 Popular Sovereignty and ...
The Turning Point Lewis E. Lehrman. IV . THE PEORIA SPEECH : THE IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS 101 The Founders and the Declaration of Independence 103 National Expansion and Compromise 110 The Compromise of 1850 119 Popular Sovereignty and ...
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... PEORIA SPEECH AND THE 241 245 248 257 HISTORIANS' RECORD 269 Full Text of Speech at Peoria, Illinois 289 Acknowledgments 329 Milestones in the Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas 341 Notes 352 Bibliography 382 Index 396 This ...
... PEORIA SPEECH AND THE 241 245 248 257 HISTORIANS' RECORD 269 Full Text of Speech at Peoria, Illinois 289 Acknowledgments 329 Milestones in the Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas 341 Notes 352 Bibliography 382 Index 396 This ...
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... Peoria to give his speech on October 16, 1854—seven years before the Civil War. Students of Abraham Lincoln know the canon of his major speeches—from his Lyceum Speech of 1838 to his “Final Remarks” deliv- ered from a White House window ...
... Peoria to give his speech on October 16, 1854—seven years before the Civil War. Students of Abraham Lincoln know the canon of his major speeches—from his Lyceum Speech of 1838 to his “Final Remarks” deliv- ered from a White House window ...
Contents
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THE IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS 101 | 101 |
V THE ROAD FROM PEORIA 153 | 153 |
VI CHALLENGING DRED SCOTT THE SUPREME COURT AND DOUGLAS 189 | 189 |
VII PEORIA CHARACTERIZES THE LINCOLN PRESIDENCY 217 | 217 |
VIII CODA 257 | 257 |
Full Text of Speech at Peoria Illinois 289 | 289 |
Acknowledgments 329 | 329 |
Milestones in the Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas 341 | 341 |
Notes 352 | 352 |
Bibliography 382 | 382 |
Index 396 | 396 |
Back Cover | 413 |
IX THE PEORIA SPEECH AND THE HISTORIANS RECORD 269 | 269 |
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