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 ...
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Lincoln's breakthrough at the Lincoln-Douglas debates
During the debates between Lincoln and Douglas, Lincoln combines the nation’s moral compass with the constitution, sparking a ...
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QUINCY -- Organizers of Lincoln in the District are highlighting the 16th president's most famous stop in Quincy. The event, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Washington Park, will focus on the 1858 ...
Text of the speeches from "Political debates between Lincoln and Douglas," Columbus, O., 1860, with connecting narrative by the editor, and much illustrative material ...
Lincoln and incumbent senator Douglas squared off, of course, in the most famous debates in American history. The Illinois encounters would reshape the nation's bitter argument over slavery, transform ...
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