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Helper did not care anything at all for the negro ; he was occupied wholly with the welfare of the white man , and he was convinced that white men , as a class , could not prosper as long as slavery continued to exist .
Helper did not care anything at all for the negro ; he was occupied wholly with the welfare of the white man , and he was convinced that white men , as a class , could not prosper as long as slavery continued to exist .
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Notwithstanding the Supreme Court's decision , the Northern states , through their legislatures , continued to put obstacles in the way of slave - owning within their borders , and the abolitionists ( as well as the Southern Democrats ) ...
Notwithstanding the Supreme Court's decision , the Northern states , through their legislatures , continued to put obstacles in the way of slave - owning within their borders , and the abolitionists ( as well as the Southern Democrats ) ...
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Roland D. Grant continued , “ this Grant in the army at Senlac was a Saxon , and that the family has its origin in that strong and valiant race . There are numerous items to lead to this conclusion . That they were Normans it is easy to ...
Roland D. Grant continued , “ this Grant in the army at Senlac was a Saxon , and that the family has its origin in that strong and valiant race . There are numerous items to lead to this conclusion . That they were Normans it is easy to ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Meet General Grant |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1946 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Oct 2006 |
| ISBN | 1404749136, 9781404749139 |
| Length | 524 pages |
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