Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... later donned the harness . Why did Mary Todd stand this ? To be sure , Douglas was now out of reach , and Lincoln's political future promised to reward her desires . To Ward H. Lamon she said at their first meeting in Springfield ...
... later donned the harness . Why did Mary Todd stand this ? To be sure , Douglas was now out of reach , and Lincoln's political future promised to reward her desires . To Ward H. Lamon she said at their first meeting in Springfield ...
Page 138
... later . Douglas would have saved the Union with the ballot ; circum- stances over which he had no control compelled Lincoln to cement it with blood . The two often worked together and were never very far apart . Until 1860 the benefits ...
... later . Douglas would have saved the Union with the ballot ; circum- stances over which he had no control compelled Lincoln to cement it with blood . The two often worked together and were never very far apart . Until 1860 the benefits ...
Page 371
... later . Lincoln cau- tioned Governor Brough and General Heintzelman to " watch Vallandigham and others closely , and upon discovering any pal- pable injury or imminent danger to the military proceeding from him , them , or any of them ...
... later . Lincoln cau- tioned Governor Brough and General Heintzelman to " watch Vallandigham and others closely , and upon discovering any pal- pable injury or imminent danger to the military proceeding from him , them , or any of them ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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