
A biography of Stephen A. Douglas, a prominent 19th-century U.S. politician, featuring his key speeches and reports.
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A biography of Stephen A. Douglas, a prominent 19th-century U.S. politician, featuring his key speeches and reports.
Today Stephen A. Douglas is mostly remembered as the man who debated Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln-Douglas debates during the Senate election in 1858, but when this biography of Douglas was written ahead of the 1860 presidential election, Douglas was still arguably the most prominent politician in America. Like most campaign literature, this is a glowing account of Douglas' life and work, and something most people today would be unfamiliar with. It's a particularly interesting read for anyone i...
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Central focus on political speeches and reports of a U.S. Senator.
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Possible references to systemic issues like slavery due to historical context.
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