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chapter thirty-three âhold on with a bulldog grip and chew and choke as much as possibleâ: the grand offensive (may-august 1864) that americans would conduct a presidential…
chapter thirty-five âlet the thing be pressedâ: victory at last (november 1864-april 1865) republican unity, which had made lincolnâs reelection possible, would be essential…
chapter two âi used to be a slaveâ: boyhood and adolescence in indiana (1816-1830) in 1817, a british traveler described indiana as âa vast forest, larger than england,…
7/25/2019 burlingame, vol 1, chap 5 1/99chapter fivewe must fight the devil with fire:slasher-gaff politico in springfield (1837-1841)gloom afflicted lincoln as he launched…
7/25/2019 burlingame, vol 2, chap 22 1/83chapter twenty-twoyou can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors:the fort sumter crisis (march-april 1861)one of…
7/25/2019 burlingame, vol 2, chap 23 1/148chapter twenty-threei intend to give blows:the hundred days (april-july 1861)i have desired as sincerely as any man i sometimes…
7/25/2019 burlingame, vol 1, chap 1 1/77chapter one"i have seen a good deal of the back side of this world":childhood in kentucky (1809-1816)one day in the middle…
7/25/2019 burlingame, vol 2, chap 27 1/73chapter twenty-seventhe hour comes for dealing with slavery:playing the last trump card(january-july 1862)the failure of the peninsular…
7/25/2019 burlingame, vol 2, chap 36 1/85chapter thirty-sixthis war is eating my life out; i have a strongimpression that i shall not live to see the end:(april 9-15, 1865)lincoln…
7/25/2019 burlingame, vol 1, chap 17 1/88chapter seventeeni will suffer death before i will consent toany concession or compromise:president-elect in springfield (1860-1861)during…
7/25/2019 burlingame, vol 2, chap 20 1/72chapter twentyi am now going to be master:inauguration(february 23-march 4, 1861)in 1861, the nations capital, with its 75,000 inhabitants,…
7/25/2019 burlingame, vol 2, chap 21 1/88chapter twenty-onea man so busy letting rooms in one end of his house,that he cant stop to put out the fire that is burning in the…
7/21/2019 burlingame, vol 2, chap 30 1/119chapter thirtygo forward, and give us victories:from the mud march to gettysburg(january-july 1863)late 1862 and early 1863 found…
7/21/2019 burlingame, vol 1, chap 18 1/105chapter eighteenwhat if i appoint cameron, whose very namestinks in the nostrils of the people for his corruption?:cabinet-making…
microsoft word - burlingame, vol. 2, chap 35.docxvictory at last (november 1864-april 1865) republican unity, which had made lincoln’s reelection possible, would be
microsoft word - burlingame, vol. 2, chap 31(july-november 1863) lincoln’s popularity soared after the victories at gettysburg, vicksburg, and port hudson. his old
chapter seventeen “i will suffer death before i will consent to any concession or compromise”: president-elect in springfield 1860-1861 during the four months separating…
chapter fifteen the most available presidential candidate for unadulterated republicans: the chicago convention (may 1860) in may 1859, lincolns friend nathan m. knapp prophetically…
chapter thirty-six “this war is eating my life out i have a strong impression that i shall not live to see the end”: april 9-15, 1865 lincoln had no doubt that the union…