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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... slaves enjoyed pulling one over on their masters. Yet, as the book continues, the tone shifts to the horrors of slavery and racism. Buy now and read William Carew Hazlitt Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine Old.
... slaves enjoyed pulling one over on their masters. Yet, as the book continues, the tone shifts to the horrors of slavery and racism. Buy now and read William Carew Hazlitt Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine Old.
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... slavery , in the following protest , bearing date March 3d , 1837 : — " Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having passed both branches of the General Assembly , at its present session , the undersigned hereby protest ...
... slavery , in the following protest , bearing date March 3d , 1837 : — " Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having passed both branches of the General Assembly , at its present session , the undersigned hereby protest ...
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... slavery in the different States. “They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power, under the Constitution, to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia; but that the power ought not to be exercised, unless at the ...
... slavery in the different States. “They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power, under the Constitution, to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia; but that the power ought not to be exercised, unless at the ...
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... 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 to be ...
... 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 to be ...
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... slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that agitation had not only not ceased, but has constantly ... slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it ...
... slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that agitation had not only not ceased, but has constantly ... slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it ...
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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