“Right Makes Might: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates” is a timely documentary now streaming at Fox Nation that all Americans should watch. Narrated by Lincoln historian Allen Guelzo, it features noted ...

In Freeport, Illinois, just beyond the somnolent downtown, a small park near the Pecatonica River is wedged next to the public library. In the mid-19th century, however, land along the shore stretched ...

JONESBORO, Ill. (KFVS) - The Heartland is steeped in history, and one moment that occurred almost exactly 167 years ago serves as a prime example. In 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas engaged ...

Introduction: From Lincoln and Douglas to Nixon and Kennedy -- The least man I ever saw -- Take care of your old Whigs -- A David greater than Goliath -- For God's sake, Linder, come up -- In the face ...

ANAC copy 39088001315837 from the Daniel Boorstin American Civilization Collection. Contents pt. I. Introductory. 1958: The crisis in historical judgment ; 1858: Lincoln versus Douglas ; The ...

Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich and long-shot Jon Huntsman say they’ll hold a “Lincoln-Douglas” debate in New Hampshire on Monday. So how will it be different from the usual debates? During the ...

Lincoln and incumbent senator Douglas squared off, of course, in the most famous debates in American history. The Illinois encounters would reshape the nation's bitter argument over slavery, transform ...