1860 Political Textbook President Abe Lincoln Douglas Debate SLAVERY Speeches

“Whenever I hear any one arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”
– Abraham Lincoln

A rare pre-Civil War work, ‘A Political Textbook for 1860,’ which outlined all of the issues in American which would ultimately lead to the Civil War, just months later. Horace Greeley and John Cleveland collected samples of speeches, essays, congressional actions, and notable letters which discussed slavery, presidential debates between Lincoln and Douglas, and much more!

Item number: #1922

Price: $499

GREELEY, Horace; CLEVELAND, John

A Political Textbook for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential Nominations and Elections: Including All the National Platforms Ever Yet Adopted: Also, a History of the Struggle Respecting Slavery in the Territories, and of the Action of Congress As to the Freedom of the Public Lands, With the Most Notable Speeches and Letters of Messrs. Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, Cass, Seward, Everett, Breckinridge, H.V. Johnson, Etc., Etc., Touching the Questions of the Day; and Returns of All Presidential Elections Since 1836.

New York : Tribune Association, 1860.

Details:
•Collation complete with all pages: [x], 248, [6]
•References: Sabin 28493
•Language: English
•Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
•Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)

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