Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... carried from the platform . He laid up seven days , and in the meantime held a consultation with his political ... carry you off ? ' But he said then , ' He had to be carried off , ' and he said it to convince the country that he ...
... carried from the platform . He laid up seven days , and in the meantime held a consultation with his political ... carry you off ? ' But he said then , ' He had to be carried off , ' and he said it to convince the country that he ...
Page 131
... carried him home on their shoulders , and laid him down , he will admit . I wish to say that whenever I degrade my friends and myself by allowing them to carry me on their backs along through the public streets , when I am able to walk ...
... carried him home on their shoulders , and laid him down , he will admit . I wish to say that whenever I degrade my friends and myself by allowing them to carry me on their backs along through the public streets , when I am able to walk ...
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... carry on the war . Hannibawl [ sic ] didn't have any money and he carried on considerable of a war . " Discomfited they rose to depart , when the spokesman caught a wink in one of Lincoln's gray eyes that caused him to draw near ...
... carry on the war . Hannibawl [ sic ] didn't have any money and he carried on considerable of a war . " Discomfited they rose to depart , when the spokesman caught a wink in one of Lincoln's gray eyes that caused him to draw near ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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