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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... Close -41 . Will His Party Renominate Lincoln ? 355 366 370 387 408 422 430 439 448 459 465 42. Jay Cooke - Cash for War - Hard Times and Flush 477 43. Chase Thirsts to Run for President 485 44. Spring of '64 -Blood and Anger 496 45 ...
... Close -41 . Will His Party Renominate Lincoln ? 355 366 370 387 408 422 430 439 448 459 465 42. Jay Cooke - Cash for War - Hard Times and Flush 477 43. Chase Thirsts to Run for President 485 44. Spring of '64 -Blood and Anger 496 45 ...
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... close association with a Penn- sylvania delegate who was a railroad lawyer , could make honest promises to the powerful interests who wanted a Pacific railway and other benefits . Leonard Swett , as a young man from Maine , might break ...
... close association with a Penn- sylvania delegate who was a railroad lawyer , could make honest promises to the powerful interests who wanted a Pacific railway and other benefits . Leonard Swett , as a young man from Maine , might break ...
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... close to the controlling financial and commercial interests of the country , he spon- sored protective tariffs , steamship subsidies , a bill for a railway to the Pacific . He analyzed canals , railroads , trade balances , tariffs , new ...
... close to the controlling financial and commercial interests of the country , he spon- sored protective tariffs , steamship subsidies , a bill for a railway to the Pacific . He analyzed canals , railroads , trade balances , tariffs , new ...
Contents
Wilderness Beginnings | 3 |
New Salem Days | 22 |
The Young Legislator | 40 |
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