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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... legislation voided the congres- sional prohibition on slavery in that section of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 ° 30 ' parallel , a restriction on the spread of slavery agreed to in the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Lincoln was ...
... legislation voided the congres- sional prohibition on slavery in that section of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 ° 30 ' parallel , a restriction on the spread of slavery agreed to in the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Lincoln was ...
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... legislation as it moved through Congress— providing the essential backdrop and the occasion for Lincoln's reentry into politics. Chapter IV analyzes the logic by which Lincoln attacked the Kansas- Nebraska legislation in his Springfield ...
... legislation as it moved through Congress— providing the essential backdrop and the occasion for Lincoln's reentry into politics. Chapter IV analyzes the logic by which Lincoln attacked the Kansas- Nebraska legislation in his Springfield ...
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... legislative years comes with the speech at Peoria on October 16. Shorn of grandiloquence and jokes, the address was earnest, rigorous, logical, and grounded in thorough historical research. The Peoria speech—together with similar ...
... legislative years comes with the speech at Peoria on October 16. Shorn of grandiloquence and jokes, the address was earnest, rigorous, logical, and grounded in thorough historical research. The Peoria speech—together with similar ...
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... legislative policy drew Lincoln from private life into the incendi- ary struggle over the future of slavery in America. The year 1854 became a turning point for the country; as it became the political turning point for Mr. Lincoln. The ...
... legislative policy drew Lincoln from private life into the incendi- ary struggle over the future of slavery in America. The year 1854 became a turning point for the country; as it became the political turning point for Mr. Lincoln. The ...
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... the 1846 election. Lacking legislative office in 1844, Lincoln did not lack political ambition. The presidential candidacy of fellow Kentuckian Henry Clay provided the opportunity for Lincoln 1 I. ON THE ROAD TO THE SPRINGFIELD SPEECH 1.
... the 1846 election. Lacking legislative office in 1844, Lincoln did not lack political ambition. The presidential candidacy of fellow Kentuckian Henry Clay provided the opportunity for Lincoln 1 I. ON THE ROAD TO THE SPRINGFIELD SPEECH 1.
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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