Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... South and their hearts were set upon secession . When the Georgia legislature met in January to consider its final steps , Stephens again opposed their madness . His masterly address pointed out in detail the enormous share the South ...
... South and their hearts were set upon secession . When the Georgia legislature met in January to consider its final steps , Stephens again opposed their madness . His masterly address pointed out in detail the enormous share the South ...
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... South Caro- lina Commissioners went to Washington , where their insolence roused President Buchanan into a tart refusal and a determination to send the sloop of war Brooklyn to the rescue of Anderson . Unhappily for his reputation ...
... South Caro- lina Commissioners went to Washington , where their insolence roused President Buchanan into a tart refusal and a determination to send the sloop of war Brooklyn to the rescue of Anderson . Unhappily for his reputation ...
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... South , with headquarters at Hilton Head , he put out a proclamation in which he used these words : " The three States of Georgia , Florida and South Carolina , comprising the Military Department of the South , having deliberately ...
... South , with headquarters at Hilton Head , he put out a proclamation in which he used these words : " The three States of Georgia , Florida and South Carolina , comprising the Military Department of the South , having deliberately ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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