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Civil War Podcast, Episode 22

This Lincoln photograph by Samuel G. Alschuler in Chicago on
November 25, 1860, shows the president-elect’s new beard.


In which we discuss the reasons behind the collapse of the Democratic Party, the resulting four-way contest for the presidency, and Abraham Lincoln’s victory on Election Day, November 6, 1860.

Our book recommendation for this episode is Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that Brought On the Civil War by Douglas R. Egerton.

“Well-informed, judicious, and lively political history.  Douglas Egerton has a sharp eye for telling biographical details, and he deploys them to great analytical and narrative effect.”  ~ Bruce Levine, author of Half Slave and Half Free


Listen to Episode 22: 
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