An edition of The long pursuit (2008)
The long pursuit
Abraham Lincoln's thirty-year struggle with Stephen Douglas for the heart and soul of America
By Roy Morris, Jr.
Publish Date
2008
Publisher
Collins,Smithsonian Books
Language
eng
Pages
254
Description:
Documents the long-term political rivalry between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas from a human standpoint, offering insight into how their personal animosity toward one another impacted such historical events as the Civil War.
subjects: Adversaries, Biography, Legislators, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858, Politics and government, United States, United States. Congress. House, United States. Congress. Senate, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, anecdotes, Douglas, stephen a. (stephen arnold), 1813-1861, United states, congress, house, biography, United states, congress, senate, biography, Legislators, united states, Illinois, politics and government, United states, politics and government, 1815-1861
People: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861)
Places: Illinois, United States