Includes bibliographical references (p. 597-604) and index Lincoln and Douglas -- The Senatorial Campaign of 1858 -- The Challenge -- Reporting the debates -- The Ottawa Debate -- The Freeport Debate -- The Jonesboro Debate -- The Charleston Debate -- The Galesburg Debate -- The Quincy Debate -- The Alton Debate -- Progress of the campaign -- Election day and its results -- Criticism of stump methods -- Humor of the campaign -- Campaign poetry -- Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas -- Tributes to Douglas -- Tributes to Lincoln -- Editions of the debates -- Bibliography of the debates Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Oakleaf, J. Lincoln bibliography Text of the speeches from "Political debates between Lincoln and Douglas," Columbus, Ohio, 1860, with connecting narrative by the editor, and much illustrative material from contemporary newspapers, etc Bound in cloth; frontispiece 18