When Lincoln Came to Egypt - Couverture souple

Smith, George W.; Stowell, Daniel W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0809335522 ISBN 13 : 9780809335527

Editeur : Southern Illinois University Press, 2016

Synopsis

In When Lincoln Came to Egypt, George W. Smith provides a detailed record of Abraham Lincoln's travel in the southernmost region of Illinois, commonly referred to as Egypt. These visits began in 1830, before Lincoln had held public office, and continued through 1858, when he debated Stephen A. Douglas in Jonesboro and Alton as they ran against each other for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Lincoln found in the southern third of Illinois a political climate very different from that of central Illinois, where his career had begun. Lincoln's trips to Egypt thus broadened his experience and understanding of the state as well as the nation. Smith discusses the origins of the people of the region and Lincoln's early public life and provides historical and political background for his detailed discussion of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The culmination of fifty years of extensive research, When Lincoln Came to Egypt provides a glimpse into an often overlooked part of Lincoln's development as a politician.

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À propos de l'auteur

George Washington Smith served on the faculty of the History Department at Southern Illinois University from 1890 to 1935 and was a professor emeritus from 1935 until his death in 1945.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Southern Illinois University Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0809335522
• ISBN 13: 9780809335527
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 277
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