The Life of Stephen A. Douglas

by William Gardner

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About this eBook

Author: Gardner, William, 1861-
Credits: Prepared by Brett Fishburne
Language: English
LoC Class: E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
Subject: Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Category: Text
eBook-No.: 2593
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2593
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Copyright: Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1.Chapter I. Youth. — Chapter II. Apprenticeship. — Chapter III. Member of Congress. — Chapter IV. The Compromise of 1850. — Chapter V. Results of the Fugitive Slave Law. — Chapter VI. The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise. — Chapter VII. The Brewing Storm. — Chapter VIII. Decline of Popular Sovereignty. — Chapter IX. The Conventions of 1856. — Chapter X. Popular Sovereignty in the Supreme Court. — Chapter XI. Popular Sovereignty in Congress. — Chapter XII. The Lecompton Constitution. — Chapter XIII. The Illinois Campaign. — Chapter XIV. The Debates with Lincoln. — Chapter XV. The Debates with Lincoln Continued. — Chapter XVI. The South Rejects Popular Sovereignty. — Chapter XVII. Seeking Reconciliation. — Chapter XVIII. A Noontide Eclipse.

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