Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States"Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States" by Frank Crosby. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format. |
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... held themselves aloof. While a member of the Legislature, he had devoted himself, as best he could—considering the necessity he was under of eking out a support for himself, and the demands made upon his time by his political associates ...
... held themselves aloof. While a member of the Legislature, he had devoted himself, as best he could—considering the necessity he was under of eking out a support for himself, and the demands made upon his time by his political associates ...
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... held themselves aloof. While a member of the Legislature, he had devoted himself, as best he could — considering the necessity he was under of eking out a support for himself, and the demands made upon his time by his political ...
... held themselves aloof. While a member of the Legislature, he had devoted himself, as best he could — considering the necessity he was under of eking out a support for himself, and the demands made upon his time by his political ...
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... held in slavery therein, and providing for the gradual emancipation of the slaves already within the District, with compensation to the owners, if a majority of the legal voters of the District should assent to the act, at an election ...
... held in slavery therein, and providing for the gradual emancipation of the slaves already within the District, with compensation to the owners, if a majority of the legal voters of the District should assent to the act, at an election ...
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... held him as a slave — for a long time in each— was passing through the U. S. Circuit Court for the District of Missouri ; and both the Nebraska Bill and law suit were brought to a decision in the same month of May , 1854. The negro's ...
... held him as a slave — for a long time in each— was passing through the U. S. Circuit Court for the District of Missouri ; and both the Nebraska Bill and law suit were brought to a decision in the same month of May , 1854. The negro's ...
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... adoption of it would have spoiled the niche for the Dred Scott decision. “Why was the court decision held up? Why even a Senator's individual opinion withheld till after the Presidential election ? Plainly enough now ; the speaking out.
... adoption of it would have spoiled the niche for the Dred Scott decision. “Why was the court decision held up? Why even a Senator's individual opinion withheld till after the Presidential election ? Plainly enough now ; the speaking out.
Contents
BEFORE THE NATION | |
NOMINATED AND ELECTED PRESIDENT | |
TO WASHINGTON | |
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION | |
PREPARING FOR | |
LAST SESSION OF THE THIRTYSEVENTH CONGRESS | |
THE TIDE TURNED | |
LETTERS AND SPEECHES | |
THE THIRTYEIGHTH CONGRESS | |
PROGRESS | |
RENOMINATED | |
RECONSTRUCTION | |
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1864 | |
THE FIRST SESSION OF CONGRESS | |
CLOSE OF 1861 | |
THE CONGRESS OF 18612 | |
THE SLAVERY QUESTION | |
THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN | |
FREEDOM TO MILLIONS | |
REELECTED | |
TIGHTENING THE LINES | |
IN RICHMOND | |
THE LAST | |
THE | |
APPENDIX SPEECH ON THE MEXICAN | |
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