{"product_id":"stephen-a-douglas-reg-ankrom-9780786498079","title":"Stephen A. Douglas: The Political Apprenticeship, 1833-1843","description":"\u003cp\u003e When newly elected Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln first saw 5'4\" Stephen A. Douglas, he sized him up as \"the least man I ever saw.\" With the introduction of Douglas's first bill in 1834, Lincoln soon thought differently. The General Assembly not only passed the bill, it appointed the 21-year-old Douglas State's Attorney of Illinois' largest judicial district, replacing John J. Hardin, one of Lincoln's most powerful political allies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It was the first of many Douglas-Lincoln contests in the decade ahead. Struggles over banking, internal improvements, party organizations, the seat of government and slavery--even romantic rivalry--put them on opposing sides long before the 1860 presidential election. These battles were Douglas's political apprenticeship and he would use what he learned to obstruct Lincoln--his friend and nemesis--while becoming the most powerful Democrat in the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reg Ankrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786498072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786498079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Reg Ankrom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483689136383,"sku":"9780786498079","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4159dea-2d58-49de-a384-fe47d72e91be.jpg?v=1778040021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stephen-a-douglas-reg-ankrom-9780786498079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}