Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 162
... election of the proslavery candidate . As time passed , men from the Northern states , mostly from the Midwest , came in increasing numbers . Nor could threats or intimidation keep them back . For the most part these men had no ...
... election of the proslavery candidate . As time passed , men from the Northern states , mostly from the Midwest , came in increasing numbers . Nor could threats or intimidation keep them back . For the most part these men had no ...
Page 453
... election of 1860 , he went home utterly tired and threw himself down on a sofa . Opposite where he lay , a large mirror hung over a bureau . Looking in the glass , he saw himself nearly at full length , but his face had two distinct ...
... election of 1860 , he went home utterly tired and threw himself down on a sofa . Opposite where he lay , a large mirror hung over a bureau . Looking in the glass , he saw himself nearly at full length , but his face had two distinct ...
Page 454
... election , in the midst of a great civil war . Until now it has not been known to the world that this was a ... election of McClellan , being certain that he would be the candidate , that I would see him and talk matters over with him ...
... election , in the midst of a great civil war . Until now it has not been known to the world that this was a ... election of McClellan , being certain that he would be the candidate , that I would see him and talk matters over with him ...
Contents
The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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