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Lincoln, the Rise of the Republicans, and the Coming of the Civil War - A Reference Guide (Hardcover)
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Lincoln, the Rise of the Republicans, and the Coming of the Civil War - A Reference Guide (Hardcover)
Series: Guides to Historic Events in America
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This succinct and readable account of the heated debate over the
expansion of slavery provides readers with a thorough understanding
of how the Civil War was precipitated. This book vividly depicts
and clearly explains the events in the decades leading up to the
Civil War that resulted from the controversy over expansion of
slavery into the western territories. The chapters describe how
this single issue drove a wedge through the country and spawned the
creation of several new political parties, including the Republican
Party; caused furious congressional debates; sparked violence in
Kansas; increased sectional discord between North and South; and
allowed Abraham Lincoln to rise from relative obscurity to become
the first Republican president of the United States. The work also
supplies two-dozen thumbnail sketches of the period's greatest
statesmen and less-than-great presidents, including individuals
such as James Buchanan, John C. Calhoun, Salmon P. Chase, Henry
Clay, Stephen Douglas, and William Henry Seward. Supplies a
concise, blow-by-blow account of the famous debates between Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858 Documents the first two
Republican campaigns for the presidency, John C. Fremont in 1856
and Abraham Lincoln in 1860 Explores the points of disagreement
between the North and South over slavery expansion Includes an
appendix of documents and political speeches from the period,
including excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates
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