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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... Measures Democratically Botched - First Meeting of Lincoln with Douglas - The Latter Seeks an Office of the Legislature , and Gets it -- Mr . Lincoln Re - elected in 1836 - Mr . Douglas also a Member of the House - Distin- guished ...
... Measures Democratically Botched - First Meeting of Lincoln with Douglas - The Latter Seeks an Office of the Legislature , and Gets it -- Mr . Lincoln Re - elected in 1836 - Mr . Douglas also a Member of the House - Distin- guished ...
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... measures to expel these invaders from the State . With a few companies of regular soldiers , Gen. Gaines at once took up his position at Rock Island , and at his call , several hundred volunteers , assembled from the northern and ...
... measures to expel these invaders from the State . With a few companies of regular soldiers , Gen. Gaines at once took up his position at Rock Island , and at his call , several hundred volunteers , assembled from the northern and ...
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... Measures Democratically Botched . - First Meeting of Lincoln witl . Douglas . - The Latter Seeks an Office of the Legislature and Gets it.- Mr. Lincoln Re - elected in 1836.-Mr. Douglas also a Member of the House . - Distinguished ...
... Measures Democratically Botched . - First Meeting of Lincoln witl . Douglas . - The Latter Seeks an Office of the Legislature and Gets it.- Mr. Lincoln Re - elected in 1836.-Mr. Douglas also a Member of the House . - Distinguished ...
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... measures of Whig policy , in this as in subsequent years , the minority found their principles repeatedly in the ascendant , though unable to control the details of their practical applica- tion . This was true more particularly in ...
... measures of Whig policy , in this as in subsequent years , the minority found their principles repeatedly in the ascendant , though unable to control the details of their practical applica- tion . This was true more particularly in ...
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... measures were not rightly shaped and executed by Democratic hands . Whig measures , framed and carried out by Democrats , have too often ended in a mere botch . At the same time , it is observable that these imper- fect , yet plausible ...
... measures were not rightly shaped and executed by Democratic hands . Whig measures , framed and carried out by Democrats , have too often ended in a mere botch . At the same time , it is observable that these imper- fect , yet plausible ...
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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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