Little Giant

Whoever won the Republican nomination would have to face Douglas, known as the Little Giant because he combined diminutive stature with great political clout and oratorical ability.

Before he became the national icon, Lincoln was a shrewd candidate Sally Jenkins 2010

Stephen A. Douglas, called the Little Giant on account of his intellect, was a type of man of which our race has had some notable examples, although they are not characteristic.

Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

Stephen A. Douglas, called the Little Giant on account of his intellect, was a type of man of which our race has had some notable examples, although they are not characteristic.

The Crisis — Volume 03 Winston Churchill 1909

Stephen A. Douglas, called the Little Giant on account of his intellect, was a type of man of which our race has had some notable examples, although they are not characteristic.

The Crisis — Complete Winston Churchill 1909

Michael Barone has made a case that the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was a similar Congressional cramdown that time by the Little Giant, Stephen Douglas.

Congress becomes Madison’s “overbearing majority” 2010

The situation was confused by a thousand and one political and social factors (but, believe me, you don't want to know about the Missouri Compromise or the "doughfaces" or the Taney ruling or the Western railroad or the Democratic split or the Know-Nothings or the Kansas-Nebraska Bill or the emergence of the Republican Party or the Little Giant or gradual emancipation, you really don't).

THE NUMBERS 2010

The proprietors, also owners of six-year-old Little Giant on the Lower East Side, wanted their second space to be more of a neighborhood spot.

Comfort-Food Upgrade 2010

Little Giant, a restaurant on the Lower East Side, promotes locally sourced, natural products, and hopes to sell the whiskey, said owner

Brooklyn Whiskey Run 2010

The Little Giant spent the last months of 1860 traveling across the South, giving two or three speeches a day against the breakup of the government.

Before he became the national icon, Lincoln was a shrewd candidate Sally Jenkins 2010

*3 The three films include: Rio Rita –91; Little Giant –92; In Hollywood –111.

Archive 2004-12-01 Jeffrey Hill 2004