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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... close , a gigantic rebellion was finally crushed , and our great and good President , after witnessing the triumph of his labors , fell a martyr to the cause he had so firmly upheld through the darkest hours . Would that the work were ...
... close , a gigantic rebellion was finally crushed , and our great and good President , after witnessing the triumph of his labors , fell a martyr to the cause he had so firmly upheld through the darkest hours . Would that the work were ...
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... Close of an Eventful Period in Young Lincoln's History ........... CHAPTER III . ........ 21 The French Settlements - The North - West - The Advance of Emigration - Four Great States Founded - North and South in Ohio , Indiana , and ...
... Close of an Eventful Period in Young Lincoln's History ........... CHAPTER III . ........ 21 The French Settlements - The North - West - The Advance of Emigration - Four Great States Founded - North and South in Ohio , Indiana , and ...
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... Close of this Period - Tribune of the People , 47 CHAPTER VI . Mr. Lincoln's Law Studies - His Perseverance under Adverse Circumstances- Licensed to Practice in 1836 - His Progress in his Profession - His Qualities as an Advocate - A ...
... Close of this Period - Tribune of the People , 47 CHAPTER VI . Mr. Lincoln's Law Studies - His Perseverance under Adverse Circumstances- Licensed to Practice in 1836 - His Progress in his Profession - His Qualities as an Advocate - A ...
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... Close of the Thirty - Eighth Congress . - Creation of the Bureau of Freedmen , and other Legislation ... ... ... ... ... ... CHAPTER IX . Winter Campaigns of 1864-5 . - Movement of Sherman from Atlanta to Savannah . -Fort McAllister ...
... Close of the Thirty - Eighth Congress . - Creation of the Bureau of Freedmen , and other Legislation ... ... ... ... ... ... CHAPTER IX . Winter Campaigns of 1864-5 . - Movement of Sherman from Atlanta to Savannah . -Fort McAllister ...
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... Close of President Lincoln's First Term . - Order to Gen. Grant in regard to Peace Negotiations . - The Fourth of March . - Inauguration Ceremonies . - Mr . Lin- coln's Second Inaugural Address . - Contrasts . - Cabinet Changes ...
... Close of President Lincoln's First Term . - Order to Gen. Grant in regard to Peace Negotiations . - The Fourth of March . - Inauguration Ceremonies . - Mr . Lin- coln's Second Inaugural Address . - Contrasts . - Cabinet Changes ...
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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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