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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Page 56
... political boss , and former senator from New York , Aaron Burr - or , more accu- rately , he had picked them . For this short hawk - nosed aristocrat with the asymmetric face was a skilled ma- nipulator , an adventurer , and a libertine ...
... political boss , and former senator from New York , Aaron Burr - or , more accu- rately , he had picked them . For this short hawk - nosed aristocrat with the asymmetric face was a skilled ma- nipulator , an adventurer , and a libertine ...
Page 103
... political men or political measures : the present irritation of men's minds in Great Britain , and the discordant state of society on political accounts , is not known there . The government is the government of the people , and for the ...
... political men or political measures : the present irritation of men's minds in Great Britain , and the discordant state of society on political accounts , is not known there . The government is the government of the people , and for the ...
Page 188
... political extinction in the South . In March , 1828 , Adams was at his writing table in the President's House when the table began to shake , the floor quivered , and the windows rattled . At once he re- alized that it was an earthquake ...
... political extinction in the South . In March , 1828 , Adams was at his writing table in the President's House when the table began to shake , the floor quivered , and the windows rattled . At once he re- alized that it was an earthquake ...
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