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- When Lincoln Came to Egypt
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
- Series: Shawnee Classics
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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.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Author's Preface
- pp. xix-xxii
- Those Who Have Helped
- pp. xxiii-xxvi
- Whence Came the Egyptians
- pp. 1-8
- Lincoln in Public Life
- pp. 9-12
- The Kansas-Nebraska Bill
- pp. 13-17
- Rise of the Republican Party
- pp. 18-21
- Kansas-Slave or Free
- pp. 22-26
- Douglas Triumphant
- pp. 27-30
- Two Great Leaders
- pp. 31-35
- This Section Called Egypt
- pp. 36-41
- Lincoln's Friends in Egypt
- pp. 42-47
- Lincoln in Egypt
- pp. 48-111
- Some Traditions
- pp. 112-115
- The Battle Begins
- pp. 116-118
- Douglas En Route
- pp. 119-124
- Lincoln En Route
- pp. 125-132
- At the Debate
- pp. 133-137
- The Debate: Douglas Opens
- pp. 138-141
- Lincoln Replies
- pp. 142-147
- Douglas Closes
- pp. 148-149
- The Departure
- pp. 150-155
- A Short Sad Career
- pp. 156-159
- A Tragic Ending
- pp. 160-162
- Farewell at Springfield
- p. 163
- Index-Persons and Places
- pp. 164-165
Additional Information
ISBN
9780809335534
Related ISBN(s)
9780809335527
MARC Record
OCLC
957525205
Pages
208
Launched on MUSE
2016-09-03
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2017