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... wanted . The President Elect's daily program at this juncture took on an unwonted quiet , and he found sorely - needed time to think and plan . The weather had come to his aid with a week of snow , sleet , and rain which made ...
... wanted . The President Elect's daily program at this juncture took on an unwonted quiet , and he found sorely - needed time to think and plan . The weather had come to his aid with a week of snow , sleet , and rain which made ...
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Lincoln as President Elect William Eldon Baringer. South wanted more slave territory , and was anxious to go out- side what we now regard as the traditional boundaries of the United States to obtain it . In the age of Manifest Destiny ...
Lincoln as President Elect William Eldon Baringer. South wanted more slave territory , and was anxious to go out- side what we now regard as the traditional boundaries of the United States to obtain it . In the age of Manifest Destiny ...
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... wanted him to do . The question was rhetori- cal . " They all replied that they wished him to forbear from nominating Mr. Chase ... , because it would not be possible for Mr. Seward to sit in the same Administration with Mr. Chase ...
... wanted him to do . The question was rhetori- cal . " They all replied that they wished him to forbear from nominating Mr. Chase ... , because it would not be possible for Mr. Seward to sit in the same Administration with Mr. Chase ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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