{"product_id":"stephen-a-douglas-0252066359-used","title":"Stephen A. Douglas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0252066359\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Johannsen, Robert W.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American HistoriansFor the quarter-century before 1860 Stephen A. Douglas was a dominantfigure on the American political scene, far outshadowing Abraham Lincoln.This first paperback printing of Robert Johannsen's authoritative biographyfeatures 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 suchskill that we can now understand why Abraham Lincoln found the 'LittleGiant' the most formidable political rival he ever faced.\" -- DavidH. Donald, author of Lincoln and two-time winner of the PulitzerPrize\"Well-organized and marvelously detailed. . . . The book demonstratesthe virtues of large-scale, straightforward narrative biography at itsbest. Its completeness and objectivity will make it the standard authorityfor many years to come.\" -- Richard N. Current, The New York TimesBook Review\"Superb. . . . Will doubtless stand as the definitive biographyof Stephen A. Douglas for this generation.\" -- Hans L. Trefousse,The Journal of American History\"An impressive work--impressive in scope, in research, and in maturityof understanding. . . . Johannsen has constructed a biography that isrich in detail and full of conviction.\" -- James Z. Rabun, TheJournal 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 befound.\" -- Harry V. Jaffa, National Review\"The research is amazingly exhaustive and the writing is unusuallyreadable. . . . Outstanding biography of a quality not often matched.\"-- LeRoy H. Fischer, ManuscriptaSupported by the Dickerson Fund of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67781939462432,"sku":"USED0252066359","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61TWwNvamZL_4fe8d8ab-e67e-42b4-9528-49611f785894.jpg?v=1792056372","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/stephen-a-douglas-0252066359-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}