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“ The people of the North need have no apprehension of the further extension of slavery , ” he declared ... and in these words Southerners heard the undertone of Seward's voice . Did the Northern people at that period really object to ...
“ The people of the North need have no apprehension of the further extension of slavery , ” he declared ... and in these words Southerners heard the undertone of Seward's voice . Did the Northern people at that period really object to ...
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Arguments About Slavery 111 movement was adopted by a powerful political group that had its own views in mind . Abolition propaganda was the sentimental vehicle for reaching the masses of people . § 3 The main issue in President ...
Arguments About Slavery 111 movement was adopted by a powerful political group that had its own views in mind . Abolition propaganda was the sentimental vehicle for reaching the masses of people . § 3 The main issue in President ...
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In 1850 only 1,011 slaves ran away to the North , and ten years later , in 1860 , the number had diminished to 803. ... not in the money value of the fugitive slaves , but in the active threat against the whole institution of slavery .
In 1850 only 1,011 slaves ran away to the North , and ten years later , in 1860 , the number had diminished to 803. ... not in the money value of the fugitive slaves , but in the active threat against the whole institution of slavery .
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User Review - pjsullivan - LibraryThingThis biography of Grant extends into a history of his times. The writing is informed, elegant, readable, and interesting. And very quotable: "Certainly no man can be a Christian and a soldier at the ... Read full review
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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