Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... appointed delegates that you know you can safely confide in . If yourself and James Short were appointed from your county , all would be safe ; but whether Jim's woman affair a year ago might not be in the way of his appointment is a ...
... appointed delegates that you know you can safely confide in . If yourself and James Short were appointed from your county , all would be safe ; but whether Jim's woman affair a year ago might not be in the way of his appointment is a ...
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... appointed ? Pennsylvania is well entitled to the place , and General C. thinks there is political reason for the appointment being made at once . " On May 8 , with a flash of humor he advised Chase thus : " I am told there is an office ...
... appointed ? Pennsylvania is well entitled to the place , and General C. thinks there is political reason for the appointment being made at once . " On May 8 , with a flash of humor he advised Chase thus : " I am told there is an office ...
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... appoint Colonel Meigs Quartermaster General , and yet General Cameron does not quite consent . I have come to know Colonel ... appointed and filled the position , was brevetted Major General in 1864 , and retired in 1882 . Joseph Hooker ...
... appoint Colonel Meigs Quartermaster General , and yet General Cameron does not quite consent . I have come to know Colonel ... appointed and filled the position , was brevetted Major General in 1864 , and retired in 1882 . Joseph Hooker ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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