The Life Of Abraham LincolnDigital Scanning Inc, 2008 - 480 strani Isaac Newton Arnold draws upon his twenty-five year acquaintance with Abraham Lincoln to create an in-depth, intimate biography of the sixteenth President of the United States. His first hand knowledge of Lincoln provides a unique perspective into the personal and professional life of the president. From his marriage to Mary Todd, his time as a lawyer in Illinois, his reputation making debates with Stephen Douglas, through the historic speeches and the dire years of the Civil War, Arnold gives us an insider's view of the man and the era. Presented as it was originally published in 1885. |
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... Emancipation in the Border States . CHAPTER XV . THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION . -- > 237-252 Lincoln and Emancipation . - Greeley Demands It . - The People Pray for It . McClellan's Warning . Crittenden's Appeal . - Lovejoy's Response ...
... Emancipation in the Border States . CHAPTER XV . THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION . -- > 237-252 Lincoln and Emancipation . - Greeley Demands It . - The People Pray for It . McClellan's Warning . Crittenden's Appeal . - Lovejoy's Response ...
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Isaac N. Arnold. consummated in the " Proclamation of Emancipation , " and the " Amendment of the Constitution , " abolishing and pro- hibiting slavery forever throughout the republic . At this time it required courage to speak or write ...
Isaac N. Arnold. consummated in the " Proclamation of Emancipation , " and the " Amendment of the Constitution , " abolishing and pro- hibiting slavery forever throughout the republic . At this time it required courage to speak or write ...
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... emancipation of all the slaves in the District , with compensation to their masters , and that the act should be submitted to a vote of the people of the District . He prepared the bill with reference to the condition of public ...
... emancipation of all the slaves in the District , with compensation to their masters , and that the act should be submitted to a vote of the people of the District . He prepared the bill with reference to the condition of public ...
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... emancipation ? Did the prophecy of the Voudou negress ever recur to him ? What- ever his dreams , he returned to Illinois to devote himself , with zeal and energy , to the practice of the law . Before entering upon the history of the ...
... emancipation ? Did the prophecy of the Voudou negress ever recur to him ? What- ever his dreams , he returned to Illinois to devote himself , with zeal and energy , to the practice of the law . Before entering upon the history of the ...
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... emancipation by Abraham Lincoln . Its influence has been decisive , both on the moral and martial conflict which was then a thing of the future . Without the votes and influence of the Northwest , slavery would probably have triumphed ...
... emancipation by Abraham Lincoln . Its influence has been decisive , both on the moral and martial conflict which was then a thing of the future . Without the votes and influence of the Northwest , slavery would probably have triumphed ...
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