The Cause
The Kansas-Nebraska Act threw American politics into chaos in 1854. The two-party duopoly that existed for the previous 20 years was swept away in the...
Becoming Lincoln
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A podcast on the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his ancestors to his afterlife.
The Cause
The Kansas-Nebraska Act threw American politics into chaos in 1854. The two-party duopoly that existed for the previous 20 years was swept away in the...
We Rose Fighting
Nursing his own ambitions and trying to hold onto his power in the U.S. Senate, Stephen Douglas agreed to introduce legislation repealing the Missouri...
We Rose Fighting
Nursing his own ambitions and trying to hold onto his power in the U.S. Senate, Stephen Douglas agreed to introduce legislation repealing the Missouri...
A Western Man
Abraham Lincoln would never had become president had he not locked horns with Stephen Douglas, whose rapid rise through Illinois politics quickly made...
A Western Man
Abraham Lincoln would never had become president had he not locked horns with Stephen Douglas, whose rapid rise through Illinois politics quickly made...
More Than Ordinary Prejudice
Abraham Lincoln's racial attitudes were complicated. He was willing to defend fugitive slaves and appears to have lived in what was (for its time...
More Than Ordinary Prejudice
Abraham Lincoln's racial attitudes were complicated. He was willing to defend fugitive slaves and appears to have lived in what was (for its time...
Don't Shoot Too High
Abraham Lincoln's law practice was dominated by debt cases and the messy but commonplace disputes that make up a legal practice then and now. He ...
Many Loved Ones Gone Before
Mary Lincoln's domestic life often involved working as a single parent and managing tight finances while her husband was out making a living. Bot...