Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... Washington was near and his responsibilities were but a fort- night away . He had come into a strained atmosphere . Allan Pinker- ton , the detective , turned up with a story that Lincoln would not be permitted to pass through Baltimore ...
... Washington was near and his responsibilities were but a fort- night away . He had come into a strained atmosphere . Allan Pinker- ton , the detective , turned up with a story that Lincoln would not be permitted to pass through Baltimore ...
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... Washington . We protected Washington , and the enemy concentrated on you . Had we stripped Washington , he would have been upon us before the troops could have gotten to you . Less than a week ago you notified us that reinforcements ...
... Washington . We protected Washington , and the enemy concentrated on you . Had we stripped Washington , he would have been upon us before the troops could have gotten to you . Less than a week ago you notified us that reinforcements ...
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... Washington , makes speeches on journey , 216 et seq .; brought secretly from Philadel- phia to Washington , 226 ; makes courtesy call on Buchanan at White House , 227 ; reception in Washington before inauguration , 227-230 ; likened to ...
... Washington , makes speeches on journey , 216 et seq .; brought secretly from Philadel- phia to Washington , 226 ; makes courtesy call on Buchanan at White House , 227 ; reception in Washington before inauguration , 227-230 ; likened to ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
Copyright | |
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