Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... meeting to appoint three delegates , and to instruct them to go for some one else as a first choice , some one else as a second , and perhaps , some one as a third ; and if , in these instruc- tions , I were named as the first choice ...
... meeting to appoint three delegates , and to instruct them to go for some one else as a first choice , some one else as a second , and perhaps , some one as a third ; and if , in these instruc- tions , I were named as the first choice ...
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... meeting in Ripon , Wis . , 89 ; meeting decides to form Repub- lican party if Douglas ' repeal bill wins , 89 , 90 Bragg , Gen. Braxton , defeated by Gen. Rosecrans , 364 Breckinridge , John C. , nominated for Vice President by ...
... meeting in Ripon , Wis . , 89 ; meeting decides to form Repub- lican party if Douglas ' repeal bill wins , 89 , 90 Bragg , Gen. Braxton , defeated by Gen. Rosecrans , 364 Breckinridge , John C. , nominated for Vice President by ...
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... meeting in Baltimore , nominate Douglas for President , 185 ; bolters nominate Breckinridge and Lane , 185 Dennison , George , job wanted for him by Lincoln , 258 Dennison , William , nominated for Gov- ernor of Ohio by Republicans ...
... meeting in Baltimore , nominate Douglas for President , 185 ; bolters nominate Breckinridge and Lane , 185 Dennison , George , job wanted for him by Lincoln , 258 Dennison , William , nominated for Gov- ernor of Ohio by Republicans ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
Copyright | |
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