Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... election in England . The framers of the Constitution arranged this system deliberately to ensure delay and enable political fevers to subside . Congress cannot act until over a year after it has been chosen , save in extra session ...
... election in England . The framers of the Constitution arranged this system deliberately to ensure delay and enable political fevers to subside . Congress cannot act until over a year after it has been chosen , save in extra session ...
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... election of 1864 , one of them alluded to the vote in his section . " Your district did not give me so strong a vote in the last election as it did in 1860 , " said Lincoln . " I think you are mistaken , ” replied Mr. Money - Bags . " I ...
... election of 1864 , one of them alluded to the vote in his section . " Your district did not give me so strong a vote in the last election as it did in 1860 , " said Lincoln . " I think you are mistaken , ” replied Mr. Money - Bags . " I ...
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... election results , 135 , 136 Henry , W. D. L. , defeats Lincoln for Speaker of Illinois legislature , 44 Herald ( N. Y. ) , report of convention almost silent on Lincoln as delegate , 71 ; gets Clay's speech by newly in- vented ...
... election results , 135 , 136 Henry , W. D. L. , defeats Lincoln for Speaker of Illinois legislature , 44 Herald ( N. Y. ) , report of convention almost silent on Lincoln as delegate , 71 ; gets Clay's speech by newly in- vented ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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