Lincoln and the Land of the SangamonChapman & Grimes, 1945 - 140 pages |
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... politics , and gen- erally on the Whig electoral ticket , making active canvasses . I was losing interest in politics , when the repeal of the Missouri Com- promise aroused me again . What I have done since then is pretty well known ...
... politics , and gen- erally on the Whig electoral ticket , making active canvasses . I was losing interest in politics , when the repeal of the Missouri Com- promise aroused me again . What I have done since then is pretty well known ...
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... political issue . Eminent statesmen were awake with enthusiasm in that paramount contention . Potent editorials and oral disputes in high places accelerated antagonism . At this time Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas came together ...
... political issue . Eminent statesmen were awake with enthusiasm in that paramount contention . Potent editorials and oral disputes in high places accelerated antagonism . At this time Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas came together ...
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... politicians , and though he officially placed a number of political friends he appointed men for their proficiency , several of whom had expressed opposition to some of his edicts , and had opposed his re - election . He was rather an ...
... politicians , and though he officially placed a number of political friends he appointed men for their proficiency , several of whom had expressed opposition to some of his edicts , and had opposed his re - election . He was rather an ...
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Lincoln and the Land of the Sangamon Louis Obed Renne,William Henry 1818-1891 Herndon No preview available - 2021 |
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References to this book
Lincoln the President: Last Full Measure J. G. Randall,Richard N. Current,Richard Nelson Current Limited preview - 1999 |