Abraham Lincoln; the People's Leader in the Struggle for National ExistenceG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909 - 292 strani |
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... ment of Lincoln as a political leader , first for his State , and later in the contest that became national , that he should have possessed an under- standing , which was denied to many of the anti- slavery leaders , of the actual ...
... ment of Lincoln as a political leader , first for his State , and later in the contest that became national , that he should have possessed an under- standing , which was denied to many of the anti- slavery leaders , of the actual ...
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... ment of the stilts irregular . In 1854 , Douglas carried through Congress the Kansas - Nebraska Bill . This bill repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 , and cancelled also the provisions of the series of compromises of 1850. Its ...
... ment of the stilts irregular . In 1854 , Douglas carried through Congress the Kansas - Nebraska Bill . This bill repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 , and cancelled also the provisions of the series of compromises of 1850. Its ...
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... ment of a friendly biographer , but by a great variety of more or less sympathetic people . It would seem as if but very few of Lincoln's letters could have been mislaid or destroyed . One can but be impressed , in reading these letters ...
... ment of a friendly biographer , but by a great variety of more or less sympathetic people . It would seem as if but very few of Lincoln's letters could have been mislaid or destroyed . One can but be impressed , in reading these letters ...
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... ment , unsurpassed by Clay or by Mirabeau . " As the debates progressed , it was increasingly evident that Douglas found himself hard pushed . Lincoln would not allow himself to be swerved from the main issue by any tergiversation or ...
... ment , unsurpassed by Clay or by Mirabeau . " As the debates progressed , it was increasingly evident that Douglas found himself hard pushed . Lincoln would not allow himself to be swerved from the main issue by any tergiversation or ...
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... ment of those rights ; he made it clear that the continued existence of the nation depended upon having these issues equitably adjusted and he held that the equitable adjustment meant the restriction of slavery within its present bound ...
... ment of those rights ; he made it clear that the continued existence of the nation depended upon having these issues equitably adjusted and he held that the equitable adjustment meant the restriction of slavery within its present bound ...
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