Four Centuries of Progress; Or, Panorama of American History from the Discovery of the American Continent to the Present Time ...: And a Magnificent Description of the Columbian ExpositionInternational Publishing Company, 1893 - 923 pages |
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... party , and had given rise to a new party which called itself Republican , and which was based upon an avowed hostility to the extension of slavery . A third party , called the American , or Know Nothing , also took part in the campaign ...
... party , and had given rise to a new party which called itself Republican , and which was based upon an avowed hostility to the extension of slavery . A third party , called the American , or Know Nothing , also took part in the campaign ...
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... party . The new conven- sides were able to prosecute their unpatriotic work to great advantage . While the excitement was at its height the Presidential campaign opened in the Spring of 1860. The slavery question was the chief issue in ...
... party . The new conven- sides were able to prosecute their unpatriotic work to great advantage . While the excitement was at its height the Presidential campaign opened in the Spring of 1860. The slavery question was the chief issue in ...
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... party , and nominated Horace Greeley of New York for the Presidency , and B. Gratz Brown of Missouri for the Vice - Presi- dency . The Democratic party made no nominations , and its convention endorsed the candidates of the Liberal ...
... party , and nominated Horace Greeley of New York for the Presidency , and B. Gratz Brown of Missouri for the Vice - Presi- dency . The Democratic party made no nominations , and its convention endorsed the candidates of the Liberal ...
Contents
PAGK | 17 |
Discovery of the Western Continent eries of VerrazzaniCartier Explores the St Law | 43 |
Maritime Enterprise in the Fifteenth CenturyThe BayEvents of the First YearDe Soto Enters | 50 |
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