Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... expressed a personal preference for Mr. Lincoln as the Illinois candidate for the Presidency , and asked him if his name might be used at once in connection with the nomination and election . With his characteristic modesty he doubted ...
... expressed a personal preference for Mr. Lincoln as the Illinois candidate for the Presidency , and asked him if his name might be used at once in connection with the nomination and election . With his characteristic modesty he doubted ...
Page 214
... expressed the belief that if he could pick his Cabinet from the wise old lawyers with whom he had so long consorted on the circuit , he could allay the agitation that openly threatened dis- union and war . Gillespie reminded him that ...
... expressed the belief that if he could pick his Cabinet from the wise old lawyers with whom he had so long consorted on the circuit , he could allay the agitation that openly threatened dis- union and war . Gillespie reminded him that ...
Page 219
... expressed it , ' Behind the cloud the sun is shining still . ' I bid you an affectionate farewell . " Cincinnati flung out its banners to bid him welcome - the only city that did . Evergreen arches , illuminated mottoes and flags of ...
... expressed it , ' Behind the cloud the sun is shining still . ' I bid you an affectionate farewell . " Cincinnati flung out its banners to bid him welcome - the only city that did . Evergreen arches , illuminated mottoes and flags of ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
Copyright | |
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