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... whole of Mexico was assassinated in cold blood by David Wilmot , an insignificant Congressman from Pennsylvania . He rose in his seat on a memorable day when a bill appropriating money for the war was being discussed , and proposed an ...
... whole of Mexico was assassinated in cold blood by David Wilmot , an insignificant Congressman from Pennsylvania . He rose in his seat on a memorable day when a bill appropriating money for the war was being discussed , and proposed an ...
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... whole Southern population bubbled with anticipation of the great adventure . Even those who had opposed secession vol- unteered by the thousands . There were not arms enough for such a large number of men , and most of them had to be ...
... whole Southern population bubbled with anticipation of the great adventure . Even those who had opposed secession vol- unteered by the thousands . There were not arms enough for such a large number of men , and most of them had to be ...
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... whole were tried and convicted under the Ku - Klux Act . Ten years later the Su- preme Court declared it to be unconstitutional . Grant was bewildered by these complications and unavailing measures , yet his bewilderment did not appear ...
... whole were tried and convicted under the Ku - Klux Act . Ten years later the Su- preme Court declared it to be unconstitutional . Grant was bewildered by these complications and unavailing measures , yet his bewilderment did not appear ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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