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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... - Revulsion of 1837 - Mr . Lincoln Chosen for a Third Term - John Calhoun , of Lecompton Memory - Lincoln the Whig Leader , and Candidate for Speaker - Close Vote- 37 First Session at Springfield -- Lincoln Re - elected in 5.
... - Revulsion of 1837 - Mr . Lincoln Chosen for a Third Term - John Calhoun , of Lecompton Memory - Lincoln the Whig Leader , and Candidate for Speaker - Close Vote- 37 First Session at Springfield -- Lincoln Re - elected in 5.
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... Vote . - The Presi- dent's Gratitude to the Army and Navy . - Maryland a Free State . - Mr . Lincoln's Speech to Marylanders . - Cipher Dispatches , and Schemes of the Canadian Cabal . - Affairs in Tennessee . - The Canvass in New York ...
... Vote . - The Presi- dent's Gratitude to the Army and Navy . - Maryland a Free State . - Mr . Lincoln's Speech to Marylanders . - Cipher Dispatches , and Schemes of the Canadian Cabal . - Affairs in Tennessee . - The Canvass in New York ...
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... Vote . - First Session at Springfield . - Lincoln Re - elected in 1840. - Partisan Remodeling of the Supreme Court . - Lincoln Declines Further Service in the Legislature . - His Position as a Statesman at the Close of this Period . - A ...
... Vote . - First Session at Springfield . - Lincoln Re - elected in 1840. - Partisan Remodeling of the Supreme Court . - Lincoln Declines Further Service in the Legislature . - His Position as a Statesman at the Close of this Period . - A ...
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... remains that he received so wonderful a vote in his own precinct , where he was best if not almost exclusively known , as may almost be said to THE EMIGRATION FROM KENTUCKY . have made his fortune . 48 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... remains that he received so wonderful a vote in his own precinct , where he was best if not almost exclusively known , as may almost be said to THE EMIGRATION FROM KENTUCKY . have made his fortune . 48 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... votes cast in his precinct , two hundred and seventy - seven - the entire vote wanting seven - were cast for him . Yet , a little later in the same canvass , Gen. Jackson received a majority of one hundred and fifty - five for the ...
... votes cast in his precinct , two hundred and seventy - seven - the entire vote wanting seven - were cast for him . Yet , a little later in the same canvass , Gen. Jackson received a majority of one hundred and fifty - five for the ...
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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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