The University of Richmond Digital Scholarship Lab’s “Voting America” is great resource on US Presidential elections. The site provides a series of maps on each election between 1840 and 2004 that show a variety of different information. For example, the 1860 election map includes layers that breakdown the popular vote by county and counties with […]
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Oct
09
“Voting America: United States Politics, 1840-2004”
Posted by sailerd Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Mapsno comment
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Oct
09
Election of 1860 – Political Appointments
Posted by sailerd Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Historic Periodicals, Letters & DiariesAfter his victory in the 1860 election, President-Elect Abraham Lincoln quickly started to work on filling the positions in the federal government that were political appointments. While selecting cabinet members was an important task, historian Harold Holzer explains that “Lincoln understood” how critical it was “to purge [the] Democrats” and “guarantee the loyalty of the […]
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Jun
09
With Lincoln Productions combines the acting talents of Michael Krebs and Debra Ann Miller to recreate moments in the life of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. The group has performed for the History Channel, news casts, schools, and special events; however, its most popular reenactment remains the “Lincoln Douglas Debates from 1858,” a series sponsored […]
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Jun
09
Interested in all things Lincoln? The city of Ottawa, Illinois’ webpage houses a pdf entitled The OttawaLincoln Knew. This file pulls most of its information from Aletia Tisler’s book, “Lincoln was Here,” using only facts and anecdotes pertinent to the town of Ottawa. Although the section focuses mainly upon the Lincoln-Douglas debate that took place […]
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Jun
09
House Divided is a great place to learn more about the Lincoln Douglas Debates. Through the Lincoln Douglas Major Topic Page, you can search by different events, such as by individual debates. One such debate was the fourth, held in Charleston, Illinois. By searching through the Fourth Debate’s event page, one can find modern scholarship […]
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Jun
09
Trace The Lincoln Douglas Debates Through Lincoln Letters
Posted by Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Letters & DiariesIn 1858, many important ideas were spread through letters. Thus, during the Lincoln Douglas Debates, Lincoln and Douglas corresponded with many contemporaries concerning the senatorial race. These letters provide an excellent window into the minds of these great men. One such letter, sent August 25, 1858, was a letter written to Lincoln by Schuyler Colfax […]
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Jun
09
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Resource for Teachers
Posted by parkd Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Lesson Plans, MapsThe Northern University of Illinois page, The Lincoln/Douglas Debates of 1858, offers wide-ranging coverage of the historic oratory campaign. The site houses numerous primary documents including debate transcripts, maps, and contemporary press coverage. Also, The Lincoln/Douglas Debates of 1858 provides a video podcast on the debates by Columbia’s Eric Foner as well as lessons plans […]
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Jun
09
Google Books is one of the many components of the ever expanding Google universe. This site offers a plethora of sources, including full views of books that are in the public domain. This is perfect for scholars of the 19th Century because many books are available in full view, scanned from the original copies of […]
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Jun
09
While researching the historic Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, I uncovered a video on YouTube that would great for teaching younger audiences about the debates. “The Lincoln Douglas Debates” condenses an overview of the 1858 debates into a simple format designed to keep children engaged. The video’s runtime reaches only two minutes, fourteen seconds and uses both […]
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May
09
Late last year, Michael Burlingame published a two volume collection titled Abraham Lincoln: A Life. Civil War Memory, another Civil War era focused blog, has a post relating to this publication and Mr. Burlingame himself. More importantly, the post contains a great video (separated into Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4) of […]
