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... never attended a theater , and he saw only a few plays in Washington . He remarked once that he had been to a circus , and to a minstrel show , and had enjoyed them ; but that he never found time for such diversions , because he ...
... never attended a theater , and he saw only a few plays in Washington . He remarked once that he had been to a circus , and to a minstrel show , and had enjoyed them ; but that he never found time for such diversions , because he ...
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... never succeeded in making men love him . When he led , it was by force of will . Johnson's reserve deprived him of intimate friends . He was exasperatingly non - committal . Often this was an advan- tage . He listened well ; in an ...
... never succeeded in making men love him . When he led , it was by force of will . Johnson's reserve deprived him of intimate friends . He was exasperatingly non - committal . Often this was an advan- tage . He listened well ; in an ...
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... never gave ten cents , and that Mr. Charles Sumner never gave one cent , out of their sensitive pockets , for his benefit . Bet me , dear Thad , if you dare ! " T. Powell of Halifax Co. Ho . , Va . , to T. Stevens , Feb. 22 , 1866 ...
... never gave ten cents , and that Mr. Charles Sumner never gave one cent , out of their sensitive pockets , for his benefit . Bet me , dear Thad , if you dare ! " T. Powell of Halifax Co. Ho . , Va . , to T. Stevens , Feb. 22 , 1866 ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
JOHNSON AND HIS POLICY | 10 |
RECRUITING THE RADICAL RANKS | 51 |
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