Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.
Contents
Chronology of events -- "The sheet anchor of American republicanism": Lincoln in Peoria -- Slave power, free soil, and Mr. Polk's war -- A false peace: the compromise of 1850 -- The making of a perfect storm: the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act -- The republicans field a presidential candidate -- Lincoln vs. Douglas -- From wigwan to White House -- Storm's eve: "think calmly and well" -- Personalities in the antebellum slavery debate -- Primary documents in the antebellum slavery debate.
