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The Lincoln-Douglas debates [electronic resource].
Record details
- ISBN: 9780792762171 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
- ISBN: 0792762177 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (16hr., 05 min.)) : digital.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : Blackstone Audio, Inc. : 2009.
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| Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Starring David Strathairn as Abraham Lincoln and Richard Dreyfuss as Stephen Douglas ; with additional narration by Michael McConnohie ; introduction by Allen C. Guelzo. |
| Summary, etc.: | This star-studded recording brings to life a history-changing political battle. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates made history and changed its course through seven legendary match-ups between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the 1858 Illinois senatorial race. Although he lost the election, Lincoln's gift for oratory and his antislavery stance made him a nationally known figure, and led to his election to the presidency in 1860. Never before presented in audio, these debates and great statesmen are brought to life by narrators Richard Dreyfuss (Douglas) and David Strathairn (Lincoln). The Lincoln-Douglas Debates provide a soundtrack to a nation discovering its better self. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject: | Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858. United States > Politics and government > 1857-1861. |
| Topic Heading: | AudioEbooks Hoopla. |
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
This Star-Studded New Recording Brings to Life a History Changing Political Battle! The Lincoln-Douglas Debates made history and changed its course through seven legendary match-ups between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the 1858 Illinois senatorial race. Although he lost the election, Lincoln's gift for oratory and his anti-slavery stance made him a nationally known figure, and led to his election to the presidency in 1860. Never before presented in audio, these debates and great statesmen are brought to life by narrators Richard Dreyfuss (Douglas) and David Strathairn (Lincoln). Perfectly timed for the Lincoln Bincentennial celebrations, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates provide a soundtrack to a nation discovering its better self.
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