Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of
1858 website covers precisely what it sounds as if it would—the
famed debates between senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen Douglas. Navigation is simple, divided into sections by
primary source type. Debate Text from Nicolay and Hay includes
"transcriptions" of the debates recreated by two of Lincoln's
secretaries circa 1894, as well as debate-related publications
by the same two individuals. The transcriptions are based on
Lincoln's own writings and newspaper accounts of the debates.
Debate Text from Newspapers provides links to newspaper versions
of the debate. The website notes that newspapers were affiliated
with a political party, and that it can be intriguing to compare
Democratic and Republican accounts of the same speech. Debate
Commentary from Newspapers is similar to the newspaper debate
text section except that it covers period observations on the
debates rather than the words spoken. Additional sections
contain video comme