Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 162
... wanted land . And they wanted no competition from Negroes , either slave or free . Had the settlement of Kansas proceeded peaceably , it would probably have come into the Union as a free state of moderate Southern sympathies . By March ...
... wanted land . And they wanted no competition from Negroes , either slave or free . Had the settlement of Kansas proceeded peaceably , it would probably have come into the Union as a free state of moderate Southern sympathies . By March ...
Page 192
... wanted to quiet the slavery agitation . Neither wished to see slavery extended . Both desired fervently to preserve the Union of the states . Their fundamental difference was ethical . Slavery being what it was , Lincoln knew that men ...
... wanted to quiet the slavery agitation . Neither wished to see slavery extended . Both desired fervently to preserve the Union of the states . Their fundamental difference was ethical . Slavery being what it was , Lincoln knew that men ...
Page 195
... wanted Lincoln to write a short autobiographical sketch suitable for publicity purposes . But Lincoln did not warm to the idea . Fell paid him a great compliment , he said , and he confessed he would like to be Presi- dent . But he ...
... wanted Lincoln to write a short autobiographical sketch suitable for publicity purposes . But Lincoln did not warm to the idea . Fell paid him a great compliment , he said , and he confessed he would like to be Presi- dent . But he ...
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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