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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... territory of Indiana, and settled in the southern part, near the Ohio river, about midway between Louisville and Evansville. The thirteen years which the lad spent here inured him to all the exposures and hardships of frontier life. An ...
... territory of Indiana, and settled in the southern part, near the Ohio river, about midway between Louisville and Evansville. The thirteen years which the lad spent here inured him to all the exposures and hardships of frontier life. An ...
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... territory by Congressional prohibition. Four days later commenced the struggle, which ended in repealing that Congressional prohibition. This opened all the national territory to slavery, and was the first point gained. “This necessity ...
... territory by Congressional prohibition. Four days later commenced the struggle, which ended in repealing that Congressional prohibition. This opened all the national territory to slavery, and was the first point gained. “This necessity ...
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... territory may exclude slavery . ' ' Not we , ' said the friends of the measure ; and down they voted the amendment . " While the Nebraska Bill was passing through Congress , a law case , involving the question of a negro's freedom , by ...
... territory may exclude slavery . ' ' Not we , ' said the friends of the measure ; and down they voted the amendment . " While the Nebraska Bill was passing through Congress , a law case , involving the question of a negro's freedom , by ...
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... Territorial Legislature can exclude slavery from any United States Territory. “This point is made in order that individual men may fill up the Territories with slaves, without danger of losing them as property, and thus to enhance the ...
... Territorial Legislature can exclude slavery from any United States Territory. “This point is made in order that individual men may fill up the Territories with slaves, without danger of losing them as property, and thus to enhance the ...
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... Territory , were to be left ' perfectly free , ' ' subject only to the Constitution . ' Why mention a State ? They were legislating for Territories , and not for or about States . Certainly the people of a State are and ought to be ...
... Territory , were to be left ' perfectly free , ' ' subject only to the Constitution . ' Why mention a State ? They were legislating for Territories , and not for or about States . Certainly the people of a State are and ought to be ...
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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