Episode 312: Lincoln's Return to Public Life (Writings 1855 to summer of 1858)

15/05/2019 48 min Episodio 414
Episode 312: Lincoln's Return to Public Life (Writings 1855 to summer of 1858)

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This episode examines Lincoln's writings from the aftermath of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to his nomination by the Illinois Republican Party to the Senate in 1858. The highlight of this period is his famous "House Divided" Speech.

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