{"product_id":"stephen-a-douglas","title":"Stephen a. Douglas","description":"      \u003ci\u003eWinner of the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       For the quarter-century before 1860 Stephen A. Douglas was a dominant\u003cbr\u003e         figure on the American political scene, far outshadowing Abraham Lincoln.\u003cbr\u003e         This first paperback printing of Robert Johannsen's authoritative biography\u003cbr\u003e         features a new preface.\u003cbr\u003e       \"At once a work of enormous scholarship and of deep insight. Here,\u003cbr\u003e         for the first time, is the full story of a great career, told with such\u003cbr\u003e         skill that we can now understand why Abraham Lincoln found the 'Little\u003cbr\u003e         Giant' the most formidable political rival he ever faced.\" -- David\u003cbr\u003e         H. Donald, author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln \u003c\/i\u003eand two-time winner of the Pulitzer\u003cbr\u003e         Prize\u003cbr\u003e       \"Well-organized and marvelously detailed. . . . The book demonstrates\u003cbr\u003e         the virtues of large-scale, straightforward narrative biography at its\u003cbr\u003e         best. Its completeness and objectivity will make it the standard authority\u003cbr\u003e         for many years to come.\" -- Richard N. Current, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e        Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \"Superb. . . . Will doubtless stand as the definitive biography\u003cbr\u003e         of Stephen A. Douglas for this generation.\" -- Hans L. Trefousse,\u003cbr\u003e         \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of American History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \"An impressive work--impressive in scope, in research, and in maturity\u003cbr\u003e         of understanding. . . . Johannsen has constructed a biography that is\u003cbr\u003e         rich in detail and full of conviction.\" -- James Z. Rabun, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e        Journal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \"Should take its place in the tradition of magisterial biographies\u003cbr\u003e         . . . in which so much of the best writing on American history is to be\u003cbr\u003e         found.\" -- Harry V. Jaffa, \u003ci\u003eNational Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \"The research is amazingly exhaustive and the writing is unusually\u003cbr\u003e         readable. . . . Outstanding biography of a quality not often matched.\"\u003cbr\u003e         -- LeRoy H. Fischer, \u003ci\u003eManuscripta \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       \u003ci\u003eSupported by the Dickerson Fund of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54244503191896,"sku":"9780252066351","price":65.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/stephen-a-douglas","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}