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... train east at a steady thirty miles per hour , and Lincoln calmly worked at revising his Indianapolis speech , and his companions tested the liquid accommodations , the weather cleared and crowds gathered " all along the way vainly ...
... train east at a steady thirty miles per hour , and Lincoln calmly worked at revising his Indianapolis speech , and his companions tested the liquid accommodations , the weather cleared and crowds gathered " all along the way vainly ...
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... train moved out through cheering crowds . All along the way , the train passed between groups large , or small , equipped with all the traditional appurtenances of patriotic display . The four hours of travel offered Lincoln no time for ...
... train moved out through cheering crowds . All along the way , the train passed between groups large , or small , equipped with all the traditional appurtenances of patriotic display . The four hours of travel offered Lincoln no time for ...
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... train , but hundreds of false reports had been heard during the last three months . The crowd was highly excited , having looked hard into the regular train which arrived not long before the special , seeking to descry the celebrity ...
... train , but hundreds of false reports had been heard during the last three months . The crowd was highly excited , having looked hard into the regular train which arrived not long before the special , seeking to descry the celebrity ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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