The Life of Stephen A. Douglas
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About This Book
Biography of the American politician nicknamed the Little Giant from the western state of Illinois, who was the Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860.
Chapters (18)
- 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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