Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Name: Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Brand: University of Illinois Press
SKU: 9780252079924
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The Lincoln Studies Center Edition

Szerző: Rodney O. Davis, Douglas L. Wilson

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: University of Illinois Press

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While the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas are undoubtedly the most celebrated...

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Szerző

Rodney O. Davis, Douglas L. Wilson

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2014

oldal

392

EAN

9780252079924

ISBN

0252079922

Enbook ID

04559895

Kiadó

University of Illinois Press

Súly

704

Méretek

236 x 157 x 32

Teljes leírás

While the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas are undoubtedly the most celebrated in American history, they may also be the most consequential as well. For the issues so fiercely debated in 1858 were about various interrelated aspects of one momentous, nation-threatening issue: slavery. The contest between Lincoln and Douglas became a testing ground for the viability of conflicting ideals in a nation deeply divided. One of the most colorful and engaging episodes in American history, this series of debates is of enduring interest as an illuminating instance of the ever-recurring dilemma of self-government: what happens when the guiding principle of democracy, "popular sovereignty," confronts a principled stand against a "moral, social, and political evil"? The tragic answer in this case came three years later: civil war.Important as they are, the Lincoln-Douglas debates have long since ceased to be self-explanatory. This edition is the first to provide a text founded on all known records, rather than following one or another of the partisan and sometimes widely-varying newspaper accounts. Meticulously edited and annotated, it provides numerous aids to help the modern reader understand the debates, including extensive introductory material, commentary, and a glossary. The fullest and most dependable edition of the Lincoln-Douglas debates ever prepared, this edition brings readers as close as possible to the original words of these two remarkable men.

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