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Tag Archives: Stephen Douglas
Perceptions of Emancipation in Gettysburg, Part One
ECW welcomes back guest author Jon Tracey Part One of a series Before the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was a battlefield, it was simply a small town in south-central Pennsylvania within Adams County. A mere 7.5 miles from the … Continue reading
BookChat with Mark Flotow, editor of In Their Letters, in Their Words
I was pleased to spend some time recently with a new book by historian Mark Flotow. Mr. Flotow is the editor of In Their Letters, in Their Words: Illinois Civil War Soldiers Write Home, a new release from Southern Illinois University … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Common Soldier, Primary Sources
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, BookChat, Camp Butler National Cemetery, common soldiers, Illinois, Illinois soldiers, In Their Letters in Their Words, James Cornelius, Mark Flotow, Southern Illinois University Press, Springfield, Stephen Douglas, Sylvia Frank Rodrigue
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BookChat with Michael Woods, author of Arguing Until Doomsday
I was pleased to spend some time recently with a new book by historian Michael E. Woods, associate professor of history at Marshall University. Dr. Woods is the author of Arguing Until Doomsday: Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, and the Struggle … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Books & Authors, Politics
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, antebellum politics, Arguing Until Doomsday, Blundering Generation, BookChat, Democratic Party, Great Triumvirate, Jefferson Davis, Michael E. Woods, Roy F. Nichols, Samuel Ashton, Seriah the Scribe, Stephen Douglas, The Disruption of American Democracy, UNC Press, University of Chicago
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Eating Like a President: Lincoln’s Gingerbread
Molasses is derived from cane sugar, a common product of the southern states before the war. To make molasses, sugar cane is harvested and stripped of leaves. Its juice is extracted, usually by cutting, crushing, or mashing. The juice is … Continue reading
1860’s Politics: Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue, Part III: Self-Government and Political Correctness
If we define political correctness as demanding conformance with favored positions, not tolerating contrary opinions, and branding opponents or perceived opponents as radicals (“they are just evil/crazy/stupid”), all without offering rational counter arguments, then these are not new phenomena. Abraham … Continue reading
1860’s Politics: Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue, Part II: Supreme Court and Choice
Politics and the Supreme Court are much in the news today, as they were in 1858 when Abraham Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. Issues have changed but more recent court decisions demonstrate that underlying … Continue reading
1860 Politics – Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue: Moral Consensus and Thin Democracy
The Lincoln-Douglas debates for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois were in many ways unlike presidential debates we see on television today, but fundamental themes underlying them demonstrate historical continuity. One of those themes is consensus concerning foundational moral principles, … Continue reading
1860’s Politics: A Fine Fiddle
I came across this 1860 political cartoon recently while reading a story at CNN.com about the nastiest elections in U.S. history:
