Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 197
... offered by a system of free en- terprise . If the factory system already tended to shackle the laboring man , Lincoln did not seem to be aware of it . The North- ern laborer was surely better off than the Southern " mudsill " whose ...
... offered by a system of free en- terprise . If the factory system already tended to shackle the laboring man , Lincoln did not seem to be aware of it . The North- ern laborer was surely better off than the Southern " mudsill " whose ...
Page 215
... offered by the Republicans as opposed to Democratic traditions of laissez - faire . A pronouncement against restrictions on immigration and the granting of citizenship offered an enticement to the Germans and other foreign groups . The ...
... offered by the Republicans as opposed to Democratic traditions of laissez - faire . A pronouncement against restrictions on immigration and the granting of citizenship offered an enticement to the Germans and other foreign groups . The ...
Page 305
... offered the shortest land route to Richmond . Gunboats in the York and James rivers could protect the army's flanks ; in case of defeat , it could fall back on Fortress Monroe ; the roads on the Peninsula were passable at all seasons ...
... offered the shortest land route to Richmond . Gunboats in the York and James rivers could protect the army's flanks ; in case of defeat , it could fall back on Fortress Monroe ; the roads on the Peninsula were passable at all seasons ...
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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