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A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas Benjamin Platt Thomas. AS TIME passed , the region became more thickly settled , mostly by people of Southern antecedents . But conditions re- mained primitive . Farming with iron - shod plows , crude ...
A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas Benjamin Platt Thomas. AS TIME passed , the region became more thickly settled , mostly by people of Southern antecedents . But conditions re- mained primitive . Farming with iron - shod plows , crude ...
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... passed from man to man , greeting each one cordially , talking easily and sometimes humorously . Governor Edwin D. Morgan of New York was somewhat startled when Lincoln , appraising his lofty stature , asked how tall he was ...
... passed from man to man , greeting each one cordially , talking easily and sometimes humorously . Governor Edwin D. Morgan of New York was somewhat startled when Lincoln , appraising his lofty stature , asked how tall he was ...
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... passed both House and Senate by large majorities . But not one favorable vote came from the border - state Democrats . In keeping with the spirit of this resolution , Congress passed a bill providing for gradual , compensated ...
... passed both House and Senate by large majorities . But not one favorable vote came from the border - state Democrats . In keeping with the spirit of this resolution , Congress passed a bill providing for gradual , compensated ...
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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