1. Douglas Biographer: Time for Another Look at the “Little Giant” Robin Johnson 29:00

Author Reg Ankrom discusses the first two books of his three-part biography of Stephen Douglas. He talks about the major influences that shaped him, his diverse governmental career prior to running for Congress, his ability to produce compromise, views on slavery and the controversial issue of whether he owned slaves.

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