{"product_id":"chorus-of-the-union-by-edward-r-mcclelland","title":"Chorus of the Union by Edward R. McClelland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn impassioned and timely exploration of Abraham Lincoln's long-time rivalry—and eventual alliance—with Stephen Douglas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas are a misunderstood duo. History remembers them as antagonists, and for most of the years the two men knew each other, they were. In the 1830s, they debated politics around the stove in the back of Joshua Speed’s store in Springfield, Illinois. In the 1850s, they disagreed over the Kansas-Nebraska Act and debated slavery as opponents for a Senate seat. In 1860, they both ran for president.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLincoln and Douglas ended as allies, though, against the greatest threat—slavery—that our country has ever faced. When Douglas realized he was going to lose the 1860 election, he stopped campaigning for himself and went South to persuade the slave states to accept Lincoln as president. After that effort failed, and the newly formed Confederate States of America bombed Fort Sumter, Douglas met with Lincoln to discuss raising an army.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46724624973990,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/41b-sWq7gyL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1759683344","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/chorus-of-the-union-by-edward-r-mcclelland","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}