Crisis of the house divided;: An interpretation of the issues in the Lincoln-Douglas debates (Washington paperbacks, WP-65) - Softcover

Jaffa, Harry V

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0295952636 ISBN 13: 9780295952635

Publisher: University of Washington Press, 1973

Synopsis

"Crisis of the House Divided" is the standard historiography of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Harry Jaffa provides the definitive analysis of the political principles that guided Lincoln from his re-entry into politics in 1854 through his Senate campaign against Douglas in 1858. ""Crisis of the House Divided" has shaped the thought of a generation of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War scholars."--Mark E. Needly, Jr., "Civil War History" "An important book about one of the great episodes in the history of the sectional controversy. It breaks new ground and opens a new view of Lincoln's significance as a political thinker."--T. Harry Williams, "Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences" "A searching and provocative analysis of the issues confronted and the ideas expounded in the great debates. . . . A book which displays such learning and insight that it cannot fail to excite the admiration even of scholars who disagree with its major arguments and conclusions."--D. E. Fehrenbacher, "American Historical Review"

About this title

About the Author:

Harry V. Jaffa (1918-2015) was an influential historian and political philosopher.  At the time of his death he was an emeritus professor at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate University and a distinguished fellow of the Claremont Institute. His ideas helped shape modern American conservatism; he was also a speechwriter for 1964 Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0295952636
• ISBN 13: 9780295952635
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 451