stephen douglas

What if Stephen A. Douglas hadn't died in 1861?

After Franklin Pierce was elected president in 1852, Stephen Douglas expected to get a cabinet post. But of course, he didn't. What if he had, though? What position might he have held, and what consequences might him joining the Pierce cabinet have had?

In 1861, after the outbreak of the American Civil War, Senator Stephen A. Douglas died of typhoid fever at the age of 48. Before his death Douglas had advised President Lincoln on the war effort and traveled the Midwest attempting to mobilize popular support for the Union. What if Douglas had...

So, assume that Abraham Lincoln does not get elected in 1860, and Stephen Douglas becomes president instead. He throws some bones to WASP conservatives, maybe even negotiates a provision that would allow for gradual abolishment of slavery in the southern states with compensation for the...

After several months of looking around, obsessively reading everyone's timelines, and trying to contribute to the best of my limited abilities, I have finally endeavored to try and write my own. I cannot promise frequent updates, insane in-depth research, or even a plausible scenario. All I...