An Uncertain Tradition: U.S. Senators from Illinois, 1818-2003

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SIU Press, 2003 - Illinois - 257 pages

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Contents

The Founding Fathers
1
The Appearance of Political Parties
14
The Calm Before the Storm
24
The Little Giant and Lincolns Duelist
31
A Puritan Conscience
42
Uncle Dick and Black Jack
63
Lincolns Campaign Manager
72
From Generals to Journeymen
79
Democrats Come to Power
124
Popular Election Comes of Age
131
The Wizard of Ooze
153
A Modern Republican
173
Al the Pal and the Cheshire Cat
199
The Incumbents
220
Conclusion
235
Index
251

A System in Transition
98
An Unraveling of the Republican Fabric
110

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