Year of meteors : Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the election that brought on the Civil War / Douglas R. Egerton.

"In early 1860, pundits and political operatives across America confidently predicted the victory of Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas in the coming presidential election. Douglas, after all, led the Democrats, the only party that bridged North and South. But the Democracy would splinter over the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Egerton, Douglas R.
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2010.
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views. Douglas, Stephen A. > (Stephen Arnold), > 1813-1861 > Political and social views. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political career before 1861. Presidents > United States > Election > 1860. United States > Politics and government > 1857-1861. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
Physical Description:	399 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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