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 7
... young American Republic would also be numbered among the states that had not been able to surmount their fatal divisive tendencies . As author Francis Russell brings his account on the following pages to a close , seven Southern states ...
... young American Republic would also be numbered among the states that had not been able to surmount their fatal divisive tendencies . As author Francis Russell brings his account on the following pages to a close , seven Southern states ...
Page 108
... young men of the West and the South , who grouped round Henry Clay of Ken- tucky . Called with some exaggeration War Hawks , they were more easily persuaded than men of the coastal states to move against England - out of national pride ...
... young men of the West and the South , who grouped round Henry Clay of Ken- tucky . Called with some exaggeration War Hawks , they were more easily persuaded than men of the coastal states to move against England - out of national pride ...
Page 379
... young figure , and whatever his faults and his lack of experience , the Pathfinder with his romantic beard - unique among presidential candidates - was undeniably young and superficially dashing . Also he was a moderate , a former ...
... young figure , and whatever his faults and his lack of experience , the Pathfinder with his romantic beard - unique among presidential candidates - was undeniably young and superficially dashing . Also he was a moderate , a former ...
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