Historians have recently discovered the transcript of an eighth Lincoln-Douglas debate in addition to the seven the two candidates engaged in during their 1858 contest for the U.S. Senate seat from ...

In Freeport, Illinois, just beyond the somnolent downtown, a small park near the Pecatonica River is wedged next to the public library. In the mid-19th century, however, land along the shore stretched ...

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Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich and long-shot Jon Huntsman say they’ll hold a “Lincoln-Douglas” debate in New Hampshire on Monday. So how will it be different from the usual debates? During the ...