Lincoln, Douglas, and slavery : in the crucible of public debate
Examines the dynamics of the Lincoln-Douglas debates ; sets the speeches in the context of the time and explains the complicated issue of slavery in the territories, the focal point around which they revolved
History
xiv, 309 pages ; 24 cm
9780226978758, 9780226978765, 0226978753, 0226978761
20996711
1. The Issues and the Men
2. The Senatorial Campaign
3. The Conspiracy Argument
4. The Legal Argument
5. The Historical Argument
6. The Moral Argument
7. The Aftermath of the Debates
8. The Debates and Public Argument
LC copy 2 has dust jacket