1.45: #1b Abraham Lincoln
Bourbon and History
English - August 02, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHistory Government history presidents government wars bourbon Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Undoubtedly, Abraham Lincoln was one of Americas greatest presidents. From his dirt-poor upbringings, Lincoln would rise in Illinois state politics to become a U.S. Congressmen in 1847. After sparring with Senator Stephen Douglas in the 1858 Illinois Senate race, Lincoln would go on to become the moderate choice for the newly formed Republican Party in 1860, where he would win in a heated election, and be forced to grapple with a crisis unprecedented in the country’s history.