Men of Our Times; Or, Leading Patriots of the Day: Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of Statesmen, Generals, and Orators. Including Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, Greeley, Farragut, Andrew, Colfax, Stanton, Douglas, Buckingham, Sherman, Sheridan, Howard, Phillips and BeecherThis volume contains brief biographical sketches of several leading politicians, clergymen, reformers and thinkers of Harriet Beecher Stowe's day, including Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Frederick Douglass. |
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... , Sherman, Sherida Harriet Beecher Stowe. DEDICATION . To the Young Men of America , THESE RECORDS OF THEIR ELDER BRETHREN IN THE REPUBLIC , ARE INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . 1. PRESIDENT LINCOLN , 2 .
... , Sherman, Sherida Harriet Beecher Stowe. DEDICATION . To the Young Men of America , THESE RECORDS OF THEIR ELDER BRETHREN IN THE REPUBLIC , ARE INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . 1. PRESIDENT LINCOLN , 2 .
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... PRESIDENT LINCOLN , 2 . GEN . U. S. GRANT , 3. WILLIAM L. GARRISON , 4. CHARLES SUMNER ,. 5. SALMON P. CHASE , 6. HENRY WILSON , 7. HORACE GREELEY , 8. Coм . D. G. FARRAGUT , 9. Gov. JOHN A. ANDREW , 10 . SCHUYLER COLFAX , 11. E. M. ...
... PRESIDENT LINCOLN , 2 . GEN . U. S. GRANT , 3. WILLIAM L. GARRISON , 4. CHARLES SUMNER ,. 5. SALMON P. CHASE , 6. HENRY WILSON , 7. HORACE GREELEY , 8. Coм . D. G. FARRAGUT , 9. Gov. JOHN A. ANDREW , 10 . SCHUYLER COLFAX , 11. E. M. ...
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... President and the Diplomatists— Significance of his Presidential Career - Religious Feelings - His Kindness - " The Baby Did It " -The First Inaugural - The Second Inaugural , and other State Papers - The Conspiracy and Assassination ...
... President and the Diplomatists— Significance of his Presidential Career - Religious Feelings - His Kindness - " The Baby Did It " -The First Inaugural - The Second Inaugural , and other State Papers - The Conspiracy and Assassination ...
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... President Wheelock and Mr. Chase's Seven Uncles - His Uncle the Bishop - His Sense of Justice at College - His Uncle the Senator - Admitted to the Bar for Cincinnati - His First Argu- ment before a U.S. Court - Society in Cincinnati ...
... President Wheelock and Mr. Chase's Seven Uncles - His Uncle the Bishop - His Sense of Justice at College - His Uncle the Senator - Admitted to the Bar for Cincinnati - His First Argu- ment before a U.S. Court - Society in Cincinnati ...
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... President - Mr . Colfax urged for Post Master General - His Usefulness as Speaker - The Qualifications for that Post - Mr . Colfax's Pub- lic Virtues . · CHAPTER XI . - EDWIN M. STANTON . Rebel Advantages at Opening of the War - They ...
... President - Mr . Colfax urged for Post Master General - His Usefulness as Speaker - The Qualifications for that Post - Mr . Colfax's Pub- lic Virtues . · CHAPTER XI . - EDWIN M. STANTON . Rebel Advantages at Opening of the War - They ...
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