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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Page 52
... morning . They located absentees of the afternoon who favored the bill and got their word to be surely on hand in the morning . Of five members whom they had favored with votes for railroads or canals they asked for a little gratitude ...
... morning . They located absentees of the afternoon who favored the bill and got their word to be surely on hand in the morning . Of five members whom they had favored with votes for railroads or canals they asked for a little gratitude ...
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... morning . And Lincoln went with Seward to St. John's Church ( Episcopal ) that Sunday morning . Two Republican party elements pressed Lincoln : the antislavery extrem- ists Sumner , Chase , Wade , Stevens , and the conciliators Seward ...
... morning . And Lincoln went with Seward to St. John's Church ( Episcopal ) that Sunday morning . Two Republican party elements pressed Lincoln : the antislavery extrem- ists Sumner , Chase , Wade , Stevens , and the conciliators Seward ...
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... morning , she returned . The President said good morning , pointed to a chair , seemed annoyed at something , and waited for her to speak . She waited for him . " Well ? " said he , after a minute of delay . " Well ? " replied his ...
... morning , she returned . The President said good morning , pointed to a chair , seemed annoyed at something , and waited for her to speak . She waited for him . " Well ? " said he , after a minute of delay . " Well ? " replied his ...
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Wilderness Beginnings | 3 |
New Salem Days | 22 |
The Young Legislator | 40 |
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