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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... Successes in the South.— New Orleans Captured . — The Monitor . - McClellan and the Presi- dent . - Pope's Campaign . -McClellan Re - instated . 272-294 CHAPTER XVII . ANTIETAM AND CHANCELLORSVILLE . Harper's Ferry Captured.- IO CONTENTS .
... Successes in the South.— New Orleans Captured . — The Monitor . - McClellan and the Presi- dent . - Pope's Campaign . -McClellan Re - instated . 272-294 CHAPTER XVII . ANTIETAM AND CHANCELLORSVILLE . Harper's Ferry Captured.- IO CONTENTS .
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... success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since . I went [ through ] the campaign , was elated , ran for the Legislature the same year ( 1832 ) , and was beaten - the only time I have ever been beaten by the people . The ...
... success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since . I went [ through ] the campaign , was elated , ran for the Legislature the same year ( 1832 ) , and was beaten - the only time I have ever been beaten by the people . The ...
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... success , and to prepare himself for a life which , as we shall see by and by , he early had a presentiment was to be an eventful one . He now set himself resolutely to learn , to educate him- self . It has been a matter of surprise ...
... success , and to prepare himself for a life which , as we shall see by and by , he early had a presentiment was to be an eventful one . He now set himself resolutely to learn , to educate him- self . It has been a matter of surprise ...
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... success , than with any other election of his life . Neither Lincoln nor his company was in any engagement during ... successful effort to save the life of an Indian from the infuriated soldiers . One day there came into camp , a poor ...
... success , than with any other election of his life . Neither Lincoln nor his company was in any engagement during ... successful effort to save the life of an Indian from the infuriated soldiers . One day there came into camp , a poor ...
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... success . True , he was homely , awkward , diffident ; but he was , in fact , strictly a gentleman— " in substance , at least , if not in outside polish . " From the books named , and especially from the Bible , he had acquired that ...
... success . True , he was homely , awkward , diffident ; but he was , in fact , strictly a gentleman— " in substance , at least , if not in outside polish . " From the books named , and especially from the Bible , he had acquired that ...
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