When Lincoln came to Egypt

When Lincoln came to Egypt /

"In When Lincoln Came to Egypt, George W. Smith discusses Lincoln's various trips to southern Illinois, focusing mainly on Lincoln's most prominent visit, when he came to debate Stephen A. Douglas in Jonesboro in 1858"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, George Washington, 1855-1945 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2016.
Series:Shawnee classics.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Travel > Illinois.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political career before 1861.
Douglas, Stephen A. > (Stephen Arnold), > 1813-1861.
Politicians > Illinois > Biography.
Political candidates > Illinois > Biography.
Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858.
Illinois > Politics and government > To 1865.
Jonesboro (Ill.) > Politics and government > 19th century.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • INTRODUCTION / Paul M. Angle
  • AUTHOR'S PREFACE / George W. Smith
  • THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED
  • WHEN LINCOLN CAME TO EGYPT / George W. Smith
  • WHENCE CAME THE EGYPTIANS
  • LINCOLN IN PUBLIC LIFE
  • THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA BILL
  • RISE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
  • KANSAS
  • SLAVE OR FREE
  • DOUGLAS TRIUMPHANT
  • TWO GREAT LEADERS
  • THIS SECTION CALLED EGYPT
  • LINCOLN'S FRIENDS IN EGYPT
  • LINCOLN IN EGYPT
  • SOME TRADITIONS
  • THE BATTLE BEGINS
  • DOUGLAS EN ROUTE
  • LINCOLN EN ROUTE
  • AT THE DEBATE
  • THE DEBATE
  • LINCOLN REPLIES
  • DOUGLAS CLOSES
  • THE DEPARTURE
  • A SHORT SAD CAREER
  • A TRAGIC ENDING
  • INDEX OF PERSONS AND PLACES.

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