Stephen A. Douglas

Résumé du livre

Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians

For the quarter-century before 1860 Stephen A. Douglas was a dominant

figure on the American political scene, far outshadowing Abraham Lincoln.

This first paperback printing of Robert Johannsen's authoritative biography

features a new preface.

"At once a work of enormous scholarship and of deep insight. Here,

for the first time, is the full story of a great career, told with such

skill that we can now understand why Abraham Lincoln found the 'Little

Giant' the most formidable political rival he ever faced." -- David

H. Donald, author of Lincoln and two-time winner of the Pulitzer

Prize

"Well-organized and marvelously detailed. . . . The book demonstrates

the virtues of large-scale, straightforward narrative biography at its

best. Its completeness and objectivity will make it the standard authority

for many years to come." -- Richard N. Current, The New York Times

Book Review

"Superb. . . . Will doubtless stand as the definitive biography

of Stephen A. Douglas for this generation." -- Hans L. Trefousse,

The Journal of American History

"An impressive work--impressive in scope, in research, and in maturity

of understanding. . . . Johannsen has constructed a biography that is

rich in detail and full of conviction." -- James Z. Rabun, The

Journal of Southern History

"Should take its place in the tradition of magisterial biographies

. . . in which so much of the best writing on American history is to be

found." -- Harry V. Jaffa, National Review

"The research is amazingly exhaustive and the writing is unusually

readable. . . . Outstanding biography of a quality not often matched."

-- LeRoy H. Fischer, Manuscripta

Supported by the Dickerson Fund of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign