Lincoln and Douglas (Jan Jacobi - YA) school and dreams of war glided

and dreams of war glided through the minds of Americans in both the North and South

proved decisive

As Clemens discovered

and a minister among them--anchor this ambitious and wide-ranging history and demonstrate with new clarity how contingent the slaves' pursuit of freedom was on the rhythms and culture of military life

Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year

Lincoln and Douglas (Jan Jacobi - YA) school and dreams of war glidedby Jan Jacobi Abraham Lincoln saw himself as the tortoise in a hopeless race against Stephen Douglas, the charismatic hare. Lincoln was perpetually in Douglass shadow. Theyd been friends and colleagues since they first met in the Illinois legislature in 1835. Douglas became the boy wonder of American politics while Lincoln failed in his one term in the House of Representatives. In 1849, believing his political career to be over, Lincoln returned to