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... political or a military history of Mr. Lincoln's administration . Third , I have not aimed to present any considerable number of Mr. Lincoln's letters , speeches and state - papers . Fourth , I have not attempted to disguise or conceal ...
... political or a military history of Mr. Lincoln's administration . Third , I have not aimed to present any considerable number of Mr. Lincoln's letters , speeches and state - papers . Fourth , I have not attempted to disguise or conceal ...
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... political life , it is impos- sible to utter any judgment which will not have a bearing up- on the party politics of the time . Thus , the only alternative of writing according to personal partialities and personal con- victions , has ...
... political life , it is impos- sible to utter any judgment which will not have a bearing up- on the party politics of the time . Thus , the only alternative of writing according to personal partialities and personal con- victions , has ...
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... Political Contest of 1844 - Mr . Lincoln a Candidate for Presidential Elector - He Canvasses the State - Defeat of Mr. Clay - Mr . Lincoln visits him at Ashland - Anecdotes illustrating Mr. Lincoln's Courage - Anecdote illustrating his ...
... Political Contest of 1844 - Mr . Lincoln a Candidate for Presidential Elector - He Canvasses the State - Defeat of Mr. Clay - Mr . Lincoln visits him at Ashland - Anecdotes illustrating Mr. Lincoln's Courage - Anecdote illustrating his ...
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... political and professional eminence from circumstances almost as humble as his own . The latter book ⚫ undoubtedly did much to excite his taste for politics , to kindle his ambition , and to make him a warm admirer and partizan of ...
... political and professional eminence from circumstances almost as humble as his own . The latter book ⚫ undoubtedly did much to excite his taste for politics , to kindle his ambition , and to make him a warm admirer and partizan of ...
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... political capital for him out of his connection with the Black Hawk war - an attempt which must have ap- pealed to his quick sense of the ludicrous , as well as recalled the speech from which an extract has been quoted . The soldiers ...
... political capital for him out of his connection with the Black Hawk war - an attempt which must have ap- pealed to his quick sense of the ludicrous , as well as recalled the speech from which an extract has been quoted . The soldiers ...
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