32 - The Election of 1860

<p></p> <p>About this episode: </p> <p>The year was 1860. The nation was coming apart and yet, its political parties made plans to come together - to gather in convention despite deep-seated and festering sectional issues, each to nominate a candidate and approve platforms that, as it turned out, united regions but not a nation. That meant dark consequences, ensuring this country would reap a cataclysmic whirlwind. With today’s polarization as an historical backdrop, this is the story of the most divisive presidential election in the history of this nation - the election of 1860.</p> <p>----more----</p> <p> </p> <p>Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode: </p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas'>Stephen A. Douglas</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowndes_Yancey'>William Lowndes Yancey</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Seward'>William Henry Seward</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Oglesby'>Richard J. Oglesby</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Breckinridge'>John C. Breckinridge</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)'>John Bell</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Additional References In This Episode:</p> <p></p> <p>Map of Final Election Results, 1860</p> <p> </p> <p>Get The Guide:</p> <p>Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761113983/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_.CbSAbD23Y2X1'>The Civil War: A History of the War between the States</a> from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.</p> <p> </p> <p>Producer: Dan Irving</p>