Becoming Lincoln
A podcast on the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his ancestors to his afterlife.
Becoming Lincoln
The Cause
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Brian Lyman
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act threw American politics into chaos in 1854. The two-party duopoly that existed for the previous 20 years was swept away in the space of a few months. As Abraham Lincoln fought for the anti-Nebraska coalition in Illinois, he found himself with an unexpected political opportunity -- followed by the most difficult decision of his career to that point.