Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and how They Changed America, 1789-1989Thorndike Press, 2007 - 804 pages From the author Newsweek called the nations leading presidential historian comes an inspiring narrative chronicling the crucial moments when a courageous president has dramatically changed the future of the United States. of full-color photos. |
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... Democrats , who were willing to fight on but skeptical of Lincoln's aims and tactics . The Democratic editor of the New York World , Manton Marble , assured McClellan that " the people's eyes are turned all one way in their search for ...
... Democrats , who were willing to fight on but skeptical of Lincoln's aims and tactics . The Democratic editor of the New York World , Manton Marble , assured McClellan that " the people's eyes are turned all one way in their search for ...
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... Democrats ' self - destruction . But this ignored the President's shrewd- ness and fortitude . Had Lincoln revoked his half - million - man draft call , the soldiers might have angrily concluded that he was playing politics with their ...
... Democrats ' self - destruction . But this ignored the President's shrewd- ness and fortitude . Had Lincoln revoked his half - million - man draft call , the soldiers might have angrily concluded that he was playing politics with their ...
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... Democrats chose a New York judge , Alton Parker , whom William Jennings Bryan lambasted as " the muzzled candidate of Wall Street . " Parker's running mate was a rich , eighty- year - old ex - West Virginia Senator , Henry Davis , whose ...
... Democrats chose a New York judge , Alton Parker , whom William Jennings Bryan lambasted as " the muzzled candidate of Wall Street . " Parker's running mate was a rich , eighty- year - old ex - West Virginia Senator , Henry Davis , whose ...
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