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... Davis was unable to promise the reinforcements which both deemed essential to the plan , and it came to nothing . Throughout this period Davis and Johnston inclined towards a defensive policy , the latter insisting that Confederate ...
... Davis was unable to promise the reinforcements which both deemed essential to the plan , and it came to nothing . Throughout this period Davis and Johnston inclined towards a defensive policy , the latter insisting that Confederate ...
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... Davis were revealed as he measured himself against the mountainous problems which confronted him . Whereas Lincoln , against all expectation , grew with the terrible responsibilities which he bore , Davis struggled to maintain his old ...
... Davis were revealed as he measured himself against the mountainous problems which confronted him . Whereas Lincoln , against all expectation , grew with the terrible responsibilities which he bore , Davis struggled to maintain his old ...
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... Davis , and states - rights zeal for clipping the wings of central government , on the one hand , and the grant of sweeping new powers to that same government on the other . Davis was the available scapegoat for all Southern misfortunes ...
... Davis , and states - rights zeal for clipping the wings of central government , on the one hand , and the grant of sweeping new powers to that same government on the other . Davis was the available scapegoat for all Southern misfortunes ...
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Preface page II | 15 |
Danger Signals | 17 |
The United States in 1860 1819 | 18 |
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