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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 (2010, Trade Paperback)

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From the time they first set foot in Illinois in the early 1830s, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were fated to become political competitors. The Long Pursuit tells the dramatic story of how these two radically different individuals rose to the pinnacle 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. The Long Pursuit is not only a detailed political study but 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
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803239289
ISBN-13
9780803239289
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102857046

Product Key Features

Book Title
Long Pursuit : Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America
Author
Roy Morris
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, Presidents & Heads of State, Political, Historical
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
14.5 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E457.35.M689 2010
Reviews
"Offers insights into both the political and human sides of the struggle between these two key players. It's academic but accessible to the general reader." Reference & Research Book News, "Morris offers a juicy look at Lincoln the brawling, calculating politician. It is an immensely personal, profoundly readable insight of how even our most august Presidents assume and inflict ample bruises on their way to Pennsylvania Avenue."Justin Bachman, Business Week, "Morris offers a juicy look at Lincoln the brawling, calculating politician. It is an immensely personal, profoundly readable insight of how even our most august Presidents assume and inflict ample bruises on their way to Pennsylvania Avenue."--Justin Bachman, Business Week "Offers insights into both the political and human sides of the struggle between these two key players. It's academic but accessible to the general reader."-- Reference & Research Book News "" The Long Pursuit takes its reader to an original place in history--not merely to the famous 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates or the familiar 1960 presidential election but into the lives, the failures and successes, and the chases and confrontations of the two greatest men of their age.""--Jason Emerson, The Historian, "Offers insights into both the political and human sides of the struggle between these two key players. It's academic but accessible to the general reader."-Reference & Research Book News, "Offers insights into both the political and human sides of the struggle between these two key players. It's academic but accessible to the general reader."- Reference & Research Book News, "Morris offers a juicy look at Lincoln the brawling, calculating politician. It is an immensely personal, profoundly readable insight of how even our most august Presidents assume and inflict ample bruises on their way to Pennsylvania Avenue."-Justin Bachman, Business Week, " The Long Pursuit takes its reader to an original place in history-not merely to the famous 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates or the familiar 1960 presidential election but into the lives, the failures and successes, and the chases and confrontations of the two greatest men of their age."-Jason Emerson, The Historian
Table of Content
Introduction 1. The Paradise of the World 2. Whigs and Polkats 3. A Hell of a Storm 4. Defiant Recreancy 5. Thunder Tones 6. Gentlemen of the South, You Mistake Us 7. The Rush of a Great Wind 8. The Prairies Are on Fire 9. We Must Not Be Enemies Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-019732
Dewey Decimal
973.6/8
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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