From the two-time winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize, a stirring and surprising account of the Debates That made Lincoln a national figure and Defined the slavery issue That would bring the country to war.
Two years later, he was elected president and was on his way to becoming the greatest chief executive in American history..
In 1858, Abraham Lincoln was known as a successful Illinois lawyer who had achieved some prominence in state politics as a leader in the new Republican Party.
From the two-time winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize, a stirring and surprising account of the Debates That made Lincoln a national figure and Defined the slavery issue That would bring the country to war