Stephen Arnold DouglasIntroductory materialReading editionChapter navigation7 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterIntroductory materialChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Chapter IAll chapters and sections (7)Opening pagesFront matterIntroductory materialChapters12345The portrait is from a photograph by Brady in the Library of the State Department at Washington.◇STEPHEN ARNOLD DOUGLAS← Front matterCHAPTER I →