Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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Page 240
... called to bear good wishes and were cordially greeted . That night the Inauguration Ball , which had become a great ... called and made their bows , and on the next day Lincoln held his first levee on lines laid down by Alexander ...
... called to bear good wishes and were cordially greeted . That night the Inauguration Ball , which had become a great ... called and made their bows , and on the next day Lincoln held his first levee on lines laid down by Alexander ...
Page 255
... called to Washington , had $ 3,000 cash in bank , a modest mansion and some moderate holdings of real estate . His fiscal ideas were vague and money held no large place in his eyes . One day in the early stages a group of New York ...
... called to Washington , had $ 3,000 cash in bank , a modest mansion and some moderate holdings of real estate . His fiscal ideas were vague and money held no large place in his eyes . One day in the early stages a group of New York ...
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... called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject . . . . All were present excepting Mr. Blair , the Postmaster - General , who was absent at the opening of the discussions , but came in subsequently . I said to the Cabinet that I had resolved ...
... called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject . . . . All were present excepting Mr. Blair , the Postmaster - General , who was absent at the opening of the discussions , but came in subsequently . I said to the Cabinet that I had resolved ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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