Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 144
... meeting at Ripon , Wisconsin , resolved to organize a new party to resist the extension of slavery if the Kansas - Nebraska Bill became law . On May 9 several antislavery Congressmen , meeting in a Washington boarding - house ...
... meeting at Ripon , Wisconsin , resolved to organize a new party to resist the extension of slavery if the Kansas - Nebraska Bill became law . On May 9 several antislavery Congressmen , meeting in a Washington boarding - house ...
Page 147
... meeting and then claim that it spoke for Chicago . Eight thousand people jammed Market House Square on the appointed night , so the meeting was held outdoors . Hundreds looked on from windows , balconies , and rooftops . The air was ...
... meeting and then claim that it spoke for Chicago . Eight thousand people jammed Market House Square on the appointed night , so the meeting was held outdoors . Hundreds looked on from windows , balconies , and rooftops . The air was ...
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... meeting of his 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 ...
... meeting of his 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 ...
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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