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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... replied that they did not . Then looking as serious as I could , I said : ' Doctor , can you tell me where General Grant gets his liquor ? ' The doctor seemed quite nonplussed , but replied that he could not . I then said to him : ' I ...
... replied that they did not . Then looking as serious as I could , I said : ' Doctor , can you tell me where General Grant gets his liquor ? ' The doctor seemed quite nonplussed , but replied that he could not . I then said to him : ' I ...
Page 605
... replied his visitor . He looked up under his eyebrows , a little startled , and inquired , " Have you nothing to say ? " " Nothing , " she replied , " until I hear your decision . Have you decided ? You know you bade me come this ...
... replied his visitor . He looked up under his eyebrows , a little startled , and inquired , " Have you nothing to say ? " " Nothing , " she replied , " until I hear your decision . Have you decided ? You know you bade me come this ...
Page 606
... replied : " I could not perform an amputation nearly so well as some of them do ! But this is true : I do not come here for your favor . I am no aspirant for military favor or promotion . . . For eight long months - from early morning ...
... replied : " I could not perform an amputation nearly so well as some of them do ! But this is true : I do not come here for your favor . I am no aspirant for military favor or promotion . . . For eight long months - from early morning ...
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Wilderness Beginnings | 3 |
New Salem Days | 22 |
The Young Legislator | 40 |
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