Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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... cabinet because he himself came from that state , but Norman Judd and many others who had helped to promote his candidacy were rewarded with lesser jobs . Some old - line Whigs grumbled that the three representatives of their party ...
... cabinet because he himself came from that state , but Norman Judd and many others who had helped to promote his candidacy were rewarded with lesser jobs . Some old - line Whigs grumbled that the three representatives of their party ...
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... Cabinet . He is Lincoln's evil genius . He has been the President de facto , and has kept a sponge saturated with chloroform to Uncle Abe's nose all the while . . . . Smith is a cipher on the right hand of Seward's integer . ... Bates ...
... Cabinet . He is Lincoln's evil genius . He has been the President de facto , and has kept a sponge saturated with chloroform to Uncle Abe's nose all the while . . . . Smith is a cipher on the right hand of Seward's integer . ... Bates ...
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... cabinet . Seward did not attend . The President told how the senators ' complaints had shocked and grieved him . If he called fewer cabinet meetings than his critics thought he should , it was a mark of increasing self - assurance that ...
... cabinet . Seward did not attend . The President told how the senators ' complaints had shocked and grieved him . If he called fewer cabinet meetings than his critics thought he should , it was a mark of increasing self - assurance that ...
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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