Why We Love LincolnOuting Publishing Company, 1909 - 168 pages |
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... bragged when Alexander overthrew Persia ; so Christendom bragged when Charles Martel smashed the Saracens and made possible the Empire of Charlemagne ; so the British bragged after Trafalgar and Waterloo ; so the Puritans bragged when ...
... bragged when Alexander overthrew Persia ; so Christendom bragged when Charles Martel smashed the Saracens and made possible the Empire of Charlemagne ; so the British bragged after Trafalgar and Waterloo ; so the Puritans bragged when ...
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... , and Illinois was delirious with land gambling . Lincoln , like the other politicians of the State , was swept along by the current of popular enthusiasm . He swaggered , dreamed , bragged and voted with the 54 WHY WE LOVE LINCOLN.
... , and Illinois was delirious with land gambling . Lincoln , like the other politicians of the State , was swept along by the current of popular enthusiasm . He swaggered , dreamed , bragged and voted with the 54 WHY WE LOVE LINCOLN.
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James Creelman. He swaggered , dreamed , bragged and voted with the rest . The voters wanted railways , canals and river improvements . So the Legislature authorized thirteen hundred miles of railways , a canal between the Illin- ois ...
James Creelman. He swaggered , dreamed , bragged and voted with the rest . The voters wanted railways , canals and river improvements . So the Legislature authorized thirteen hundred miles of railways , a canal between the Illin- ois ...
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