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Abraham Lincoln #7: The Most Important Election (1860); Topics covered include: Speech at Cooper Union, political positions, 1860 election, 1860 Republican Convention, and the general election and results

Key people: Henry Ward Beecher, Robert Lincoln, William Seward, David Davis, David Cartter, Hannibal Hamlin, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, John Bell, and Grace Bedell

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