Lincoln's Rise to Eloquence

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I. Articulate Whig Stalwart



Entering the Illinois Political Arena and Confronting Stephen A. Douglas (1832-1842)
Writing Himself into Congress (1843-1847)
Writing and Speaking to Gain Distinction in Congress (1847-1849)


Part II. Emerging Republican Statesman

Introducing Arguments against Slavery and Douglas (1850-1856)
Pursuing the Case against Slavery and Douglas for the US Senate (1857-1858)
Sparring with Douglas over Credibility during Their First Four Debates (1858)
Concluding the Senate Race and Gaining National Distinction (1858)
Expanding Arguments against Slavery and Douglas (1859-1860)

Conclusions

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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• Chefes políticos e chefia
• História das Américas
• Semântica, análise do discurso, etc
• Biografia: histórica, política e militar
• Teoria e ciência política
• História moderna para o século 20: c1700 a c 1900

Daniel Webster; Henry Clay; Douglasism; Cooper Union address; Chicago Doctrine; abolitionist; campaign speech; Stephen A. Douglas; Freeport Doctrine; Peoria speech; House Divided speech; celebratory speech; classical rhetoric; conspiracy theory; credibility; debate speech; demagoguery; eloquence; emotional appeal; exordium; exploratory writing; figurative language; genre; historical argumentation; honor; invention; irony; moral argumentation; peroration; personal attacks; political rhetoric; popular sovereignty; presidential nomination; rational appeal; refutation; rhetoric; rhetorical criticism; rhetorical structure; sarcasm; satire; stemwinder; stump speech; style; turnabout is fair play