Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 58
... party could retain control of the federal govern- ment , as that party had done since 1801 except for the duration of two presidential terms . Although few , if any , of the other delegates from Massachu- setts were aware of the fact ...
... party could retain control of the federal govern- ment , as that party had done since 1801 except for the duration of two presidential terms . Although few , if any , of the other delegates from Massachu- setts were aware of the fact ...
Page 247
... party of the 1830's , the Free - Soil party of the 1840's , and even the original Republican party of the 1850's and early 1860's , and the ancestors of the Populist party of the 1890's , and the Progressive party of 1924. Because ...
... party of the 1830's , the Free - Soil party of the 1840's , and even the original Republican party of the 1850's and early 1860's , and the ancestors of the Populist party of the 1890's , and the Progressive party of 1924. Because ...
Page 277
... parties had he belonged ? He had belonged to three parties so far , he replied , and he would join as many more as he pleased if their principles seemed good to him . Another query was : Had he ever gone from one party to another for ...
... parties had he belonged ? He had belonged to three parties so far , he replied , and he would join as many more as he pleased if their principles seemed good to him . Another query was : Had he ever gone from one party to another for ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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