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On this episode of Our American Stories, in the spring of 1860, Abraham Lincoln was hardly a national name. He’d lost two Senate races and was known mostly as a sharp debater from the Midwest. Yet within weeks, this unlikely candidate from Illinois captured the Republican nomination—and soon after, the presidency. What happened in those few extraordinary days at the convention in Chicago changed the course of American history. Gary Ecelbarger, author of The Great Comeback, shares the story. We want to thank the U.S. National Archives for allowing us access to this audio.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in the spring of 1860, Abraham Lincoln was hardly a national name. He&rsquo;d lost two Senate races and was known mostly as a sharp debater from the Midwest. Yet within weeks, this unlikely candidate from Illinois captured the Republican nomination&mdash;and soon after, the presidency. What happened in those few extraordinary days at the convention in Chicago changed the course of American history. Gary Ecelbarger, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGreat-Comeback-Abraham-Republican-Nomination%2Fdp%2F0312374135&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C9d738d6ffca8413c010f08de124bba21%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638968313671736958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RH6jjYWHhV2FGNKPwS5o8CKo4nE6xdH2iA9BLJQ0j6Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">The Great Comeback</a>, shares the story. We want to thank the U.S. National Archives for allowing us access to this audio.
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How a Two-Time Senate Loser Became President

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