02583cam a2200349 4500 357742462 TxAuBib 071029s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007044254 9780743273206 0743273206 (OCoLC)166373213 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Guelzo, Allen C. Lincoln and Douglas : the debates that defined America / Allen C. Guelzo. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008. xxvii, 383 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-364) and index. Introduction: From Lincoln and Douglas to Nixon and Kennedy -- The least man I ever saw -- Take care of your old Whigs -- A David greater than Goliath -- For Gods sake, Linder, come up -- In the face of the nation -- The same tyrannical principle -- Epilogue: One supreme issue. What carried this one-term congressman from obscurity to fame was his Senate campaign against the countrys most formidable politician, Stephen A. Douglas, in the summer and fall of 1858. Lincoln challenged Douglas directly in one of his greatest speeches--"A house divided against itself cannot stand"--and confronted Douglas on the questions of slavery and the inviolability of the Union in seven fierce debates. Of course, the great issue was slavery. Douglas was the champion of letting states and territories decide for themselves whether to legalize slavery. Lincoln drew a moral line, arguing that no majority could ever make slavery right. Lincoln lost that Senate race to Douglas, though he came close to toppling the "Little Giant," but he emerged a predominant national figure. Guelzos book brings alive their debates and this whole year of campaigns, and underscores their centrality in the greatest conflict in American history.--From publisher description. Lincoln, Abraham. Douglas, Stephen A 1809-1865. Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858. United States. Illinois Politics and government. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2007044254-d.html https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2007044254-t.html https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2007044254-s.html https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2007044254-b.html QS7