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Lincoln looses only to Triumph

Lincoln looses only to Triumph

This article takes a bird’s-eye view of Lincoln’s journey from losing the election for the Illinois Senate seat against the Democratic incumbent Stephen Douglas, to his victory against Douglas in the Presidential election two years later. It was the much talked about Lincoln-Douglas debates and Lincoln’s famous Cooper Union Address that dramatically catapulted Lincoln toward the White House.   Read more.

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