The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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... Lincoln's election did Congress convene , and by that time General Scott had occupied Mexico City and the war had come to an end . In the interval before the signing of the actual peace treaty , Lincoln joined with his fellow Whigs in ...
... Lincoln's election did Congress convene , and by that time General Scott had occupied Mexico City and the war had come to an end . In the interval before the signing of the actual peace treaty , Lincoln joined with his fellow Whigs in ...
Page 387
Francis Russell. the North and the South . He accused Lincoln of stand- ing for Negro equality and asserted that the American government was " made by the white man , for the white man , to be administered by the white man . " Lincoln in ...
Francis Russell. the North and the South . He accused Lincoln of stand- ing for Negro equality and asserted that the American government was " made by the white man , for the white man , to be administered by the white man . " Lincoln in ...
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... Lincoln , ill at ease , spoke at first with awkward shrillness until his nervousness disappeared . Then he swept his audience with him . He had prepared his speech carefully . In essence it was a plea for toleration . But would the ...
... Lincoln , ill at ease , spoke at first with awkward shrillness until his nervousness disappeared . Then he swept his audience with him . He had prepared his speech carefully . In essence it was a plea for toleration . But would the ...
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