Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 266
... bring home to the Northern people the broader meanings of the conflict , to maintain their unity of purpose , and to convince them of the nobility of a distasteful task became Lincoln's most challenging duty . WITH THE safety of ...
... bring home to the Northern people the broader meanings of the conflict , to maintain their unity of purpose , and to convince them of the nobility of a distasteful task became Lincoln's most challenging duty . WITH THE safety of ...
Page 405
... bring disaffected areas and individuals within the Union fold again . His terms were not exacting : it was enough for him that persons in rebellion should repent . During the first six months of 1862 he had estab- lished military ...
... bring disaffected areas and individuals within the Union fold again . His terms were not exacting : it was enough for him that persons in rebellion should repent . During the first six months of 1862 he had estab- lished military ...
Page 487
... bring his troops to the sea . To march a well - appointed army through the heart of the enemy's country would demonstrate the invincibility of Union arms and bring the South to terms . Sher- man could accomplish this march , he pleaded ...
... bring his troops to the sea . To march a well - appointed army through the heart of the enemy's country would demonstrate the invincibility of Union arms and bring the South to terms . Sher- man could accomplish this march , he pleaded ...
Contents
The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
Copyright | |
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