Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress; Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a History of His Eventful Administration, and of the Scenes Attendant Upon His Tragic and Lamented DemiseLommis National Library Association, 1888 - 842 pages Written in 1864 by a political contemporary, this is a work of nineteenth-century American biographic literature. It contains Lincoln's most masterful speeches and writings, along with a contemporary history of the Civil War. |
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... called to the Chief Magistracy , at an epoch when a long - maturing conspiracy for the dismemberment of the Union has culminated in a war of unpre- cedented magnitude . The President , tried as none of his prede- cessors ever were , has ...
... called to the Chief Magistracy , at an epoch when a long - maturing conspiracy for the dismemberment of the Union has culminated in a war of unpre- cedented magnitude . The President , tried as none of his prede- cessors ever were , has ...
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... Called For - Abraham Lincoln one of a Company from Menard County- He is chosen Captain - Rendezvous at Beardstown - Hard Marches across the Country to Oquawka , Prophetstown , and Dixon - Expected Battle Avoided by the Enemy ...
... Called For - Abraham Lincoln one of a Company from Menard County- He is chosen Captain - Rendezvous at Beardstown - Hard Marches across the Country to Oquawka , Prophetstown , and Dixon - Expected Battle Avoided by the Enemy ...
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... called to a last separation from those she had so tenderly loved . She died in 1818 , leaving as her sole surviving children , a daughter less than twelve years old , and a son two years younger , of whose future distinction , even with ...
... called to a last separation from those she had so tenderly loved . She died in 1818 , leaving as her sole surviving children , a daughter less than twelve years old , and a son two years younger , of whose future distinction , even with ...
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... Called For.- Abraham Lincoln one of a Company from Menard County . — He is chosen Captain . - Rendezvous at Beardstown . - Hard Marches across the Country to Oquawka , Prophetstown and Dixon .-- Expected Battle Avoided by the Enemy ...
... Called For.- Abraham Lincoln one of a Company from Menard County . — He is chosen Captain . - Rendezvous at Beardstown . - Hard Marches across the Country to Oquawka , Prophetstown and Dixon .-- Expected Battle Avoided by the Enemy ...
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... called internal improvements within the State . In behalf of the Illinois and Michigan Canal , the company for constructing which had been incorporated in 1825 , a loan was agitated at the first session . Congress had granted for this ...
... called internal improvements within the State . In behalf of the Illinois and Michigan Canal , the company for constructing which had been incorporated in 1825 , a loan was agitated at the first session . Congress had granted for this ...
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LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Joseph H. (Joseph Hartwell) 18 Barrett,Making of America Project No preview available - 2016 |
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