Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... cause which we believe to be just . It shall never deter me . If ever I feel the soul within me elevate and expand to those dimen- sions not wholly unworthy of its Almighty Architect , it is when I con- template the cause of my country ...
... cause which we believe to be just . It shall never deter me . If ever I feel the soul within me elevate and expand to those dimen- sions not wholly unworthy of its Almighty Architect , it is when I con- template the cause of my country ...
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... caused the appointment of Simon Cameron as Secretary of War , as if that wily expert in politics had not been capable of taking excellent care of himself . He also charged Secretary Chase with being the cause of Cameron's downfall , as ...
... caused the appointment of Simon Cameron as Secretary of War , as if that wily expert in politics had not been capable of taking excellent care of himself . He also charged Secretary Chase with being the cause of Cameron's downfall , as ...
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... cause of the war . To strengthen , perpetuate , and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union , even by war ; while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial ...
... cause of the war . To strengthen , perpetuate , and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union , even by war ; while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
Copyright | |
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