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House Dividing: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858
Contributor(s): Berry, Stephen (Author)

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ISBN: 0199389969     ISBN-13: 9780199389964
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $18.99  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | United States - 19th Century
Dewey: 973.709
LCCN: 2015008199
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6" W x 9.1" L (0.45 lbs) 120 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
 
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A House Dividing: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 updates the Lincoln-Douglas debates for the sound-bite era. Instead of 100,000 words, this volume in the Dialogues in History series gives students 20,000 words from the debates. Rather than long, uncontested ramblings, it offers rapid-fire
accusations and responses. Despite their reputations as intellectual heavyweights, Lincoln and Douglas were not above mudslinging; their arguments prove surprisingly studded with ad hominem attacks, political grandstanding, and gross appeals to the candidates' respective bases.

Historians generally agree on Civil War causality: a disagreement over the right of slaveholding in the territories caused secession; a disagreement over the right of secession caused the Civil War. A House Dividing places these political disagreements at the center of the narrative. Watching the
cut-and-thrust of past political theater draws students into discussions of the continued importance of the political process as the place where the national agenda is set and executed.

 
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