Lincoln and the Election of 1860 by Michael S. Green - 9780809330362

Lincoln and the Election of 1860Author(s): Michael S. Green\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Southern Illinois University Press, United States\nImprint: Southern Illinois University Press\nISBN-13: 9780809330362, 978-0809330362\nSynopsis\nAbraham Lincoln looms large in American memory. He is admired for his many accomplishments, including his skills as an orator and writer, his Emancipation Proclamation, and his unswerving leadership during the strife-ridden years of the Civil War. Now, Michael S. Green unveils another side to the sixteenth president of the United States: that of the astute political operator. Lincoln and the Election of 1860 examines how, through a combination of political intrigue and deep commitment to the principle of freedom, Lincoln journeyed from Republican underdog to an improbable victor who changed the course of American history.\n\n Although Lincoln rose to national prominence in 1858 during his debates with Stephen Douglas, he was unable to publicly stump f.