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... Lincoln , despite Lincoln's extreme lowness of origin and the poverty of his early years . Lincoln looked instinctively to the dim twilight regions of the human spirit for his sense of values . The images of men and events did not fall ...
... Lincoln , despite Lincoln's extreme lowness of origin and the poverty of his early years . Lincoln looked instinctively to the dim twilight regions of the human spirit for his sense of values . The images of men and events did not fall ...
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... Lincoln was not the choice of the American people . There was , indeed , no choice expressed by the popu- lar vote , though the Republicans carried enough states of large population such as New York , Pennsylvania and Ohio - to give Lincoln ...
... Lincoln was not the choice of the American people . There was , indeed , no choice expressed by the popu- lar vote , though the Republicans carried enough states of large population such as New York , Pennsylvania and Ohio - to give Lincoln ...
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... Lincoln's law partner , says : In 1835 Mr. Lincoln wrote a book on infidelity and in- tended to have it published but Hill , believing that if the book should be published it would kill Lincoln as a politician , threw it into a stove ...
... Lincoln's law partner , says : In 1835 Mr. Lincoln wrote a book on infidelity and in- tended to have it published but Hill , believing that if the book should be published it would kill Lincoln as a politician , threw it into a stove ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
Copyright | |
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