A House Dividing: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858A House Dividing: The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 updates the Lincoln Douglas debates for the sound bite era. Instead of 100,000 words, this volume in the Dialogues in History series gives students 20,000 words from the debates. Rather than long, uncontested ramblings, it offers rapid fire accusations and responses. Despite their reputations as intellectual heavyweights, Lincoln and Douglas were not above mudslinging; their arguments prove