Prologue to Sumter: The Beginnings of the Civil War from the John Brown Raid to the Surrender of Fort Sumter, Woven Into a Continuous Narrative |
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... Republican Convention Hall in Chicago 108 The Republican National Convention Leonard Volk Visits Lincoln on the Day He Is Notified of the Nomination 109 117 Lincoln Is Notified of His Nomination 120 The Son of the Governor of Virginia ...
... Republican Convention Hall in Chicago 108 The Republican National Convention Leonard Volk Visits Lincoln on the Day He Is Notified of the Nomination 109 117 Lincoln Is Notified of His Nomination 120 The Son of the Governor of Virginia ...
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... Republican ticket in his own precinct . Matters went on in the same way until midnight when the returns from Democratic states began to push in . Mr. Lincoln ... Republican allurements to a snug Republican seat in 142 Prologue to Sumter.
... Republican ticket in his own precinct . Matters went on in the same way until midnight when the returns from Democratic states began to push in . Mr. Lincoln ... Republican allurements to a snug Republican seat in 142 Prologue to Sumter.
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... Republican allurements to a snug Republican seat in a corner , not too far from Mrs. Lincoln ( who had been present during most of the evening ) , where prolonged trials of his powers of refusal immediately beset him . The only shade of ...
... Republican allurements to a snug Republican seat in a corner , not too far from Mrs. Lincoln ( who had been present during most of the evening ) , where prolonged trials of his powers of refusal immediately beset him . The only shade of ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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