Lincoln was not well known even in Illinois when the Republican Party nominated him to challenge Douglas in 1858. Once called, “A seventy-six-inch-long squirrel,” Lincoln towered over Douglas by a full 12 inches.
Lincoln was not well known even in Illinois when the Republican Party nominated him to challenge Douglas in 1858. Once called, “A seventy-six-inch-long squirrel,” Lincoln towered over Douglas by a full 12 inches.