The Eve of Conflict: Stephen A. Douglas and the Needless WarOctagon Books, 1963 - Всего страниц: 608 I. Portrait of a senator -- II. The prairie politician -- III. California -- IV. The titans' last stand -- V. The triumph of the Little Giant -- VI. The first defeat -- VII. The race for the Pacific -- VIII. The coming of the storm -- IX. Riding the tempest -- X. In the light of history -- XI. A realist in an emotional age -- XII. The Black Republicans -- XIII. Bleeding Kansas -- XIV. The pendulum swings back -- XV. The second effort -- XVI. Nearing the crisis -- XVII. Douglas and Buchanan -- XVIII. 'Old Obliquity' -- XIX. Buchaneers and Black Republicans -- XX. The Little Giant takes charge -- XXI. The great debates -- XXII. The aftermath of victory -- XXIII. The struggle with the Ultras -- XXIV. The Northwest asserts itself -- XXV. On to Charleston -- XXVI. The death of a party -- XXVII. The conservatives awake -- XXVIII. The second bolt -- XXIX. The campaign of 1860 -- XXX. The cotton states secede -- XXXI. Lincoln rejects compromise -- XXXII. Holding Lincoln's hat -- XXXIII. Death of a hero -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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... candidate and Douglas was asked how that would suit the West . It was a disturbing question , for the Wilmot Proviso spirit had become active in Illinois , and ' Long John ' Wentworth , an important Chicago Democratic editor , was ...
... candidate and Douglas was asked how that would suit the West . It was a disturbing question , for the Wilmot Proviso spirit had become active in Illinois , and ' Long John ' Wentworth , an important Chicago Democratic editor , was ...
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... candidate of the Southern Ultras . Although William L. Marcy , of New York , is chiefly known in history as the author of the phrase , ' to the victor belongs the spoils , ' he was a shrewd , well - poised man , with a sense of humor ...
... candidate of the Southern Ultras . Although William L. Marcy , of New York , is chiefly known in history as the author of the phrase , ' to the victor belongs the spoils , ' he was a shrewd , well - poised man , with a sense of humor ...
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... candidate but obtained no important support . The leaders determined to select a candidate whose defeat in November would not harm the party's future . Thus the stage was set and the cue given for John C. Frémont's appearance in the ...
... candidate but obtained no important support . The leaders determined to select a candidate whose defeat in November would not harm the party's future . Thus the stage was set and the cue given for John C. Frémont's appearance in the ...
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PORTRAIT Of a Senator I | 1 |
THE PRAIRIE POLITICIAN | 15 |
CALIFORNIA | 36 |
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