In Freeport, Illinois, just beyond the somnolent downtown, a small park near the Pecatonica River is wedged next to the public library. In the mid-19th century, however, land along the shore stretched ...

The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates are frequently cited as democracy at its best, providing a sharp contrast to campaigns today that are long on attack ads but short on substance. Yet few today are familiar ...

ANAC copy 39088001315837 from the Daniel Boorstin American Civilization Collection. Contents pt. I. Introductory. 1958: The crisis in historical judgment ; 1858: Lincoln versus Douglas ; The ...

“Let the voice of the people rule.” With this grandiose declaration at the dawn of 1859, Stephen Arnold Douglas welcomed the news that the Illinois legislature had re-elected him to the United States ...

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 God's sake, Linder, come up -- In the face ...

Chances are you’ve heard of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. The series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas launched Lincoln into national prominence, and he ...