Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism: Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict

by John Burt

Book Overview

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

In 1858, challenger Abraham Lincoln debated incumbent Stephen Douglas seven times in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. More was at stake than slavery in those debates. In Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism, John Burt contends that the very legitimacy of democratic governance was on the line. In a United States stubbornly divided over ethical issues, the overarching question...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674983998
• ISBN13: 9780674983991
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"