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... leadership have been absorbed . The Republican Party rose to power in part from the realign- ment of sectional interests . Population growth in the North and West - accompanied by demand for inexpensive land , transpor- tation ...
... leadership have been absorbed . The Republican Party rose to power in part from the realign- ment of sectional interests . Population growth in the North and West - accompanied by demand for inexpensive land , transpor- tation ...
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... leadership were recommendations enough . On the fifth ballot the convention nominated for vice - president the wily but undistinguished Radical Republican leader Schuyler Colfax of Indiana , Speaker of the House , always known to his ...
... leadership were recommendations enough . On the fifth ballot the convention nominated for vice - president the wily but undistinguished Radical Republican leader Schuyler Colfax of Indiana , Speaker of the House , always known to his ...
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... leaders , the Midwest became a hotbed of revolt against conservative Republicans . Two wings of the party were becoming visible in the nation . Roosevelt , less and less conserva- tive , moved steadily toward effective leadership of the ...
... leaders , the Midwest became a hotbed of revolt against conservative Republicans . Two wings of the party were becoming visible in the nation . Roosevelt , less and less conserva- tive , moved steadily toward effective leadership of the ...
Contents
PREFACE PART ITHE REPUBLICAN PARTY 1 Crisis and a New Party | 7 |
1856 | 15 |
The Rise of Lincoln | 23 |
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