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Page 25
... political party , but the acknowledged special advisor of the Bissell administration . " 36 The allusion to Lincoln's high political standing as an asset to his clients provides only the tiniest peephole into a serious aspect of ...
... political party , but the acknowledged special advisor of the Bissell administration . " 36 The allusion to Lincoln's high political standing as an asset to his clients provides only the tiniest peephole into a serious aspect of ...
Page 41
... political campaigns modestly but adequately , and was seldom checked in a course of political action because of want of funds . For the purpose of rising from the humblest beginnings to the presidency , and of living modestly but ...
... political campaigns modestly but adequately , and was seldom checked in a course of political action because of want of funds . For the purpose of rising from the humblest beginnings to the presidency , and of living modestly but ...
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... political debate . The real heroes of the occasion were the common people of Illinois who demonstrated by their prodi- giously patient attendance their capacity to digest this heavy political fare . The close relationship of Lincoln the ...
... political debate . The real heroes of the occasion were the common people of Illinois who demonstrated by their prodi- giously patient attendance their capacity to digest this heavy political fare . The close relationship of Lincoln the ...
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