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BIOG Johannsen's 1983 biography won the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians. Though most know Douglas for his famous debates with Abraham Lincoln, Johannsen reveals him to be one of the most powerful and formidable politicians of his time. This edition contains a new int...

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Main Author: Johannsen, Robert W. (Robert Walter), 1925-2011 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1997.
Edition:Illini books ed.
Subjects:
Douglas, Stephen A. > (Stephen Arnold), > 1813-1861.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Biographies.
Douglas, Stephen A. > (Stephen Arnold), > 1813-1861
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1845-1861.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1845-1861.
Legislators.
Politics and government
United States.
1845-1861
collective biographies.
Biographies.
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Summary:BIOG Johannsen's 1983 biography won the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians. Though most know Douglas for his famous debates with Abraham Lincoln, Johannsen reveals him to be one of the most powerful and formidable politicians of his time. This edition contains a new introduction.-
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1973. With new preface.
Physical Description:xiv, 993 pages : map ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 875-965) and index.
ISBN:0252066359
9780252066351