Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... position to be " that if it shall become necessary to repel invasion , the President may , with- out violation of the Constitution , cross the line and invade the territory of another country , and that whether such necessity exists in ...
... position to be " that if it shall become necessary to repel invasion , the President may , with- out violation of the Constitution , cross the line and invade the territory of another country , and that whether such necessity exists in ...
Page 77
... position . Their position , and in my opinion the true position , is that the boundary of Texas extended just as far as American settlements taking part in her revolution extended ; and that as a matter of fact those settlements did ...
... position . Their position , and in my opinion the true position , is that the boundary of Texas extended just as far as American settlements taking part in her revolution extended ; and that as a matter of fact those settlements did ...
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... position . The Confederate defenses commanded the ravines leading from the stream , up which the Federal forces had to pass , and ploughed them with shot and shell . The butchery was brief but awful . Burnside recrossed the turbid ...
... position . The Confederate defenses commanded the ravines leading from the stream , up which the Federal forces had to pass , and ploughed them with shot and shell . The butchery was brief but awful . Burnside recrossed the turbid ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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