The Candidature For The Presidency In Eight Years Of Stephen A Douglas
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Author |
: Abraham Lincoln |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 584 |
Release |
: 1895 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:32044012711180 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Political Debates Between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858 in Illinois by : Abraham Lincoln
Author |
: Douglas R. Egerton |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 406 |
Release |
: 2010-10-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781608193516 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1608193519 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Year of Meteors by : Douglas R. Egerton
“Egerton tells the story of the dissolution of the Union as it should be told, not from the perspective of those looking back on the crisis, but from the clouded vision of those who lived through it.” -Carol Berkin, author of A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution and Civil War Wives In early 1860, pundits across America confidently predicted the election of Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas in the coming presidential race. Douglas, after all, was a national figure, a renowned orator, and led the only party that bridged North and South. But his Democrats fractured over the issue of slavery, creating a splintered four-way race that opened the door for the upstart Republicans, exclusively Northern, to steal the Oval Office. Dark horse Abraham Lincoln-not the first choice even of his own party-won the presidency with a record-low share of the popular vote. His victory instantly triggered the secession crisis. With a historian's keen insight and a veteran political reporter's eye for detail, Douglas R. Egerton re-creates the cascade of unforeseen events that confounded political bosses, set North and South on the road to disunion, and put not Stephen Douglas but his greatest rival in the White House. Year of Meteors delivers a vibrant cast of characters-from the gifted, flawed Douglas to the Southern “fire-eaters,” who gleefully sabotaged their own party, to the untested Abraham Lincoln-and a breakneck narrative of this most momentous year in American history.
Author |
: Allen C. Guelzo |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 433 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780743273206 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0743273206 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lincoln and Douglas by : Allen C. Guelzo
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Author |
: Eric Foner |
Publisher |
: HMH |
Total Pages |
: 1253 |
Release |
: 2014-01-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547561349 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547561342 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Reader's Companion to American History by : Eric Foner
An A-to-Z historical encyclopedia of US people, places, and events, with nearly 1,000 entries “all equally well written, crisp, and entertaining” (Library Journal). From the origins of its native peoples to its complex identity in modern times, this unique alphabetical reference covers the political, economic, cultural, and social history of America. A fact-filled treasure trove for history buffs, The Reader’s Companion is sponsored by the Society of American Historians, an organization dedicated to promoting literary excellence in the writing of biography and history. Under the editorship of the eminent historians John A. Garraty and Eric Foner, a large and distinguished group of scholars, biographers, and journalists—nearly four hundred contemporary authorities—illuminate the critical events, issues, and individuals that have shaped our past. Readers will find everything from a chronological account of immigration; individual entries on the Bull Moose Party and the Know-Nothings as well as an article on third parties in American politics; pieces on specific religious groups, leaders, and movements and a larger-scale overview of religion in America. Interweaving traditional political and economic topics with the spectrum of America’s social and cultural legacies—everything from marriage to medicine, crime to baseball, fashion to literature—the Companion is certain to engage the curiosity, interests, and passions of every reader, and also provides an excellent research tool for students and teachers.
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: Benjamin Franklin Butler |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 160 |
Release |
: 1860 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:HX2ACY |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (CY Downloads) |
Synopsis The Candidature for the Presidency in Eight Years of Stephen A. Douglas by : Benjamin Franklin Butler
Author |
: Sidney Blumenthal |
Publisher |
: Simon & Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 784 |
Release |
: 2020-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476777306 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476777306 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis All the Powers of Earth by : Sidney Blumenthal
Lincoln’s incredible ascent to power in a world of chaos is newly revealed in this “compelling, original, and elegantly written” (Michael Beschloss, New York Times bestselling author) third volume of the “magisterial” (The New York Times Book Review) Political Life of Abraham Lincoln series, following A Self-Made Man and Wrestling with His Angel. After a period of depression that he would ever find his way to greatness, Lincoln takes on the most powerful demagogue in the country, Stephen Douglas, in the debates for a senate seat. He sidelines the frontrunner William Seward, a former governor and senator for New York, to cinch the new Republican Party’s nomination. All the Powers of Earth is the political story of all time. Lincoln achieves the presidency by force of strategy, of political savvy and determination. This is Abraham Lincoln, who indisputably becomes the greatest president and moral leader in the nation’s history. But he must first build a new political party, brilliantly state the anti-slavery case and overcome shattering defeat to win the presidency. In the years of civil war to follow, he will show mightily that the nation was right to bet on him. He was its preserver, a politician of moral integrity. All the Powers of Earth is “as essential as any political biography is likely to be” and Sidney Bluementhal is “the definitive chronicler of Lincoln’s political career” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Author |
: Scott Farris |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 393 |
Release |
: 2013-05-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780762784219 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0762784210 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Almost President by : Scott Farris
Veteran political journalist Scott Farris tells the stories of legendary presidential also-rans, from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, from William Jennings Bryan to Thomas Dewey, and from Adlai Stevenson to Al Gore. He also includes concise profiles of every major candidate nominated for president who never reached the White House but who helped promote the success of American democracy. Farris explains how Barry Goldwater achieved the party realignment that had eluded FDR, how George McGovern paved the way for Barack Obama, and how Ross Perot changed the way all presidential candidates campaign. There is Al Smith, the first Catholic nominee for president; and Adlai Stevenson, the candidate of the "eggheads" who remains the beau ideal of a liberal statesman. And Farris explores the potential legacies of recent runners-up John Kerry and John McCain. The book also includes compact and evocative portraits of such men as John C. Fremont, the first Republican Party presidential candidate; and General Winfield Scott, whose loss helped guarantee the Union victory in the Civil War. This new edition of Almost President brings the work up-to-date with a section that explores the results and ramifications of the 2012 presidential election.
Author |
: Martin H. Quitt |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 227 |
Release |
: 2012-09-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781139536936 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1139536931 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Stephen A. Douglas and Antebellum Democracy by : Martin H. Quitt
This thematic biography demonstrates how Stephen Douglas's path from a conflicted youth in Vermont to dim prospects in New York to overnight stardom in Illinois led to his identification with the Democratic Party and his belief that the federal government should respect the diversity of states and territories. His relationships with his mother, sister, teachers, brothers-in-law, other men and two wives are explored in depth. When he conducted the first cross-country campaign by a presidential candidate in American history, few among the hundreds of thousands that saw him in 1860 knew that his wife and he had just lost their infant daughter or that Douglas controlled a large Mississippi slave plantation. His story illuminates the gap between democracy then and today. The book draws on a variety of previously unexamined sources.
Author |
: Doris Kearns Goodwin |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 945 |
Release |
: 2006-12-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781416549833 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1416549838 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Team of Rivals by : Doris Kearns Goodwin
One of the most influential books of the past fifty years, Team of Rivals is Pulitzer Prize–winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s modern classic about the political genius of Abraham Lincoln, his unlikely presidency, and his cabinet of former political foes. Winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize and the inspiration for the Oscar Award winning–film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Tony Kushner. On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. That Lincoln succeeded, Goodwin demonstrates, was the result of a character that had been forged by experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. It was this capacity that enabled Lincoln as president to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to the task of preserving the Union and winning the war. We view the long, horrifying struggle from the vantage of the White House as Lincoln copes with incompetent generals, hostile congressmen, and his raucous cabinet. He overcomes these obstacles by winning the respect of his former competitors, and in the case of Seward, finds a loyal and crucial friend to see him through. This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history.
Author |
: Joseph Sabin |
Publisher |
: BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 574 |
Release |
: 2020-03-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783846047422 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3846047422 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dictionary of Books relating to America by : Joseph Sabin
Reprint of the original, first published in 1870.