Table of Contents Acknowledgments vi Preface 1 1. Before '59 5 2. Seward's "Irrepressible Conflict" October 25, 1858 15 3. Defining a Lincoln Republican Party November 1858-August 1859 24 4. Douglas Assails the Republicans in Ohio September 1859 38 5. Lincoln Assails Douglas in Ohio and Indiana September 1859 50 6. Lincoln Invades Seward Country: The Cooper Union Address in New York September 1859-February 1860 62 7. The True Lincoln: In New England February 1860-March 1860 77 8.

Preparing for the Convention April-May 1860 86 9. Convention Week Begins Saturday-Tuesday, May 12-May 15, 1860 93 10. The First Day Wednesday, May 16 101 11. The Second Day Thursday, May 17 109 12. From Dusk to Dawn May 17-18, 1860 122 13. The Third Day Friday, May 18, 1860 129 14. Aftershock 140 Epilogue 156 Appendix A: After the Convention 157 Appendix B: Is He One of Us? 159 Notes 161 Bibliography 175 Index 181.