| Stephen A. Douglas: The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843 Contributor(s): Ankrom, Reg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786498072 ISBN-13: 9780786498079 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Biography & Autobiography - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015006784 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (0.95 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When newly elected Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln first saw 5'4 Stephen A. Douglas, he sized him up as the least man I ever saw. With the introduction of Douglas's first bill in 1834, Lincoln soon thought differently. The General Assembly not only passed the bill, it appointed the 21-year-old Douglas State's Attorney of Illinois' largest judicial district, replacing John J. Hardin, one of Lincoln's most powerful political allies. It was the first of many Douglas-Lincoln contests in the decade ahead. Struggles over banking, internal improvements, party organizations, the seat of government and slavery--even romantic rivalry--put them on opposing sides long before the 1860 presidential election. These battles were Douglas's political apprenticeship and he would use what he learned to obstruct Lincoln--his friend and nemesis--while becoming the most powerful Democrat in the nation. |