Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War YearsThis biography is drawn from the six volume work on Lincoln and new research uncovered since the original publication. |
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... asked by a Chicago firm to have a local attorney help them in an attachment suit involving several thousand dollars ; Lincoln won the suit and charged $ 25 . The Chicago firm wrote Bunn , " We asked you to get the best lawyer in ...
... asked by a Chicago firm to have a local attorney help them in an attachment suit involving several thousand dollars ; Lincoln won the suit and charged $ 25 . The Chicago firm wrote Bunn , " We asked you to get the best lawyer in ...
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... asked for a pass through army lines to visit a brother in Virginia , the President inquired , " Have you applied to General Halleck ? " " Yes , and met with a flat refusal . " " Then you must see Stanton . " " I have , and with the same ...
... asked for a pass through army lines to visit a brother in Virginia , the President inquired , " Have you applied to General Halleck ? " " Yes , and met with a flat refusal . " " Then you must see Stanton . " " I have , and with the same ...
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... asked for the correct pronunciation and derivation of Agassiz's name , and both men prattled on about curious proper names in various languages . " Agassiz asked Lincoln if he had ever lectured any , Lincoln having offered some of his ...
... asked for the correct pronunciation and derivation of Agassiz's name , and both men prattled on about curious proper names in various languages . " Agassiz asked Lincoln if he had ever lectured any , Lincoln having offered some of his ...
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Wilderness Beginnings | 3 |
New Salem Days | 22 |
The Young Legislator | 40 |
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