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On this episode of Our American Stories, Douglas was the greatest debater of his day. Lincoln was an unknown trial lawyer from Illinois. Allen Guelzo tells the story of how the days-long debates between them would lead Lincoln to the Presidency and make America what it is today. Allen is the author of Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America. A special thanks to the Bill of Rights Institute for allowing us to use this audio, originally part of their Scholar Talks series.

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<p>On this episode of Our American Stories, Douglas was the greatest debater of his day. Lincoln was an unknown trial lawyer from Illinois. Allen Guelzo tells the story of how the days-long debates between them would lead Lincoln to the Presidency and make America what it is today. Allen is the author of <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLincoln-Douglas-Debates-Defined-Schuster-ebook%2Fdp%2FB003P9XHP8%2Fref%3Dsr_1_7%3Fcrid%3D1180V2MVP9IS8%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ogy6SIUgfEASTcht58djGL9CTN-WXD_VpccsASvGIskTj2RMN_RcEF_UQ0qkWqk9CWiXFJTlJK71cmhTqDnf5omOD0aJYHwh9yznvW0bitTACtBxXq3W00X8gB0c-e_swQJoe2Io93WzoC2uUnrXDAhqN6nh7LmUxHG-RgJ1rwTdcNxlkploarHHwSCIVwXN1cX-eWjEUgOodHq2cry5HP74bLhwnhQxKfhFqyDg-DI.hJA_5vjidln0Z5uumyiDZrkXzUnBKiO-yyqK28311ug%26dib_tag%3Dse%26keywords%3Dalan%2Bguelzo%26qid%3D1730474629%26sprefix%3Dalan%2Bgu%252Caps%252C108%26sr%3D8-7&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C600ec5d309af4d064eb108dcfd0b9fa6%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638663473591331603%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oaCGCXXjVkp9YgXq1PKtMZY4fm9rMBJIUPshlRbqbHw%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0">Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America</a>. A special thanks to the Bill of Rights Institute for allowing us to use this audio, originally part of their Scholar Talks series.</p>
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