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... Democrats to back the young surveyor . Elsewhere in the county , in a campaign of subtle strategy , each side sought to outmaneuver the other . Lincoln had his first experience with tricky political tactics when Democratic emis- saries ...
... Democrats to back the young surveyor . Elsewhere in the county , in a campaign of subtle strategy , each side sought to outmaneuver the other . Lincoln had his first experience with tricky political tactics when Democratic emis- saries ...
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... Democrats wanted to elect a senator from their own ranks . Regarding Douglas's home state as crucial territory , the regular Democrats prepared to make a last - ditch fight , even though they were outnumbered in the Legislature ...
... Democrats wanted to elect a senator from their own ranks . Regarding Douglas's home state as crucial territory , the regular Democrats prepared to make a last - ditch fight , even though they were outnumbered in the Legislature ...
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... Democrats . Some Democratic newspapers openly justified desertion from the army on the ground that Lincoln had deliberately deceived the nation as to the real purpose of the war . Joseph Medill noted that " the leaders of the Democratic ...
... Democrats . Some Democratic newspapers openly justified desertion from the army on the ground that Lincoln had deliberately deceived the nation as to the real purpose of the war . Joseph Medill noted that " the leaders of the Democratic ...
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The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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