Download or read book Stephen A. Douglas written by Robert Walter Johannsen and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BIOG Johannsen's 1983 biography won the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians. Though most know Douglas for his famous debates with Abraham Lincoln, Johannsen reveals him to be one of the most powerful and formidable politicians of his time. This edition contains a new introduction.-