The Lincoln and Douglas Debates - Lincoln The Man by Edgar Lee Masters

Gurney Halleck and Duncan Idaho review chapter 12 of Lincoln the Man by Edgar Lee Masters. This chapter involves Master's commentary on a series of debates between Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, who Lincoln called "Judge" Douglas. These debates help us understand the characters of both participants. Did they skirt around issues such as slavery, or did they tell us plainly what they believed and would do if elected? This chapter helps bring us further into the divided mind of Lincoln.