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The Long Pursuit : Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America by Roy Morris Jr. (2008, Hardcover)

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In this compelling narrative, renowned historian Roy Morris, Jr., expertly offers a new angle on two of America's most towering politicians and the intense personal rivalry that transformed both them and the nation they sought to lead in the dark days leading up to the Civil War. For the better part of two decades, Stephen Douglas was the most famous and controversial politician in the United States, a veritable "steam engine in britches." Abraham Lincoln was merely Douglas's most persistent rival within their adopted home state of Illinois, known mainly for his droll sense of humor, bad jokes, and slightly nutty wife. But from the time they first set foot in the Prairie State in the early 1830s, Lincoln and Douglas were fated to be political competitors. The Long Pursuit tells the dramatic story of how these two radically different individuals rose to the top rung of American politics, and how their personal rivalry shaped and altered the future of the nation during its most convulsive era. Indeed, had it not been for Douglas, who served as Lincoln's personal goad, pace horse, and measuring stick, there would have been no Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, no Lincoln presidency in 1860, and perhaps no Civil War six months later. For both men--and for the nation itself--the stakes were that high. Not merely a detailed political study, The Long Pursuit is also a compelling look at the personal side of politics on the rough-and-tumble western frontier. It shows us a more human Lincoln, a bare-knuckles politician who was not above trading on his wildly inaccurate image as a humble "rail-splitter," when he was, in fact, one of the nation's most successful railroad attorneys. And as the first extensive biographical study of Stephen Douglas in more than three decades, the book presents a long-overdue reassessment of one of the nineteenth century's more compelling and ultimately tragic figures, the one-time "Little Giant" of American politics.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060852097
ISBN-13
9780060852092
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61145594

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Book Title
Long Pursuit : Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America
Author
Roy Morris Jr.
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, Political, United States / General, Historical, American Government / State
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
E457.35.M689 2008
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2007-025789
Dewey Decimal
973.6/8
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by sellercashbache...Feb 12, 2023
It was indeed a long chase between Lincoln and Douglas
While the U. S. presidential election of 1860 that elected Abraham Lincoln President is covered in basic history and the Lincoln-Douglas debates are mentioned, most are unaware of the long history of political rivalry between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. The election of 1860 was an anomaly in that Lincoln was not even on the ballot in ten states and while Stephen Douglas finished fourth in electoral votes, he was second in the popular vote. The title of this book refers to the decades-long political rivalry between Lincoln and Douglas. For nearly all of that time, Douglas was a national political figure while Lincoln was largely a backwoods national unknown. The life history of each man and how he ended up in Illinois is covered. Lincoln was tall and gaunt while Douglas was short and stout. Both men were largely self-made and really weren’t that far apart on the issue of slavery. This is an excellent history book on what was a political rivalry that was intense, yet at times cordial. It mirrored the battle over slavery, where relatively small differences were magnified. In the end, Lincoln was the ultimate winner of the pursuit, achieving Douglas’ long sought goal of the presidency. In many ways, the outcome of a Lincoln victory in 1860 and a Civil War just seems to have been inevitable. Read full review
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