The Politics of Union: Northern Politics During the Civil WarDryden Press, 1974 - 202 páginas |
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... railroads . This double - barreled law pointed to the importance of the telegraph and the railroad in a modern war . The bill had been prepared by Stanton , who , on the eve of an anticipated general offensive , had implored Wade for ...
... railroads . This double - barreled law pointed to the importance of the telegraph and the railroad in a modern war . The bill had been prepared by Stanton , who , on the eve of an anticipated general offensive , had implored Wade for ...
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... Railroad Act . Federal aid to railroads through land grants , though sometimes thought of as an Eastern Republican tactic to enrich financiers , was not new in 1862 ; it had begun with a Western Democrat . Stephen A. Douglas in 1850 had ...
... Railroad Act . Federal aid to railroads through land grants , though sometimes thought of as an Eastern Republican tactic to enrich financiers , was not new in 1862 ; it had begun with a Western Democrat . Stephen A. Douglas in 1850 had ...
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... railroad was ostensibly to serve the public interest , private gain was pursued ; and though the road was intended to be national in purpose , local groups pushed their own ends . The House passed the Pacific Railroad bill through a ...
... railroad was ostensibly to serve the public interest , private gain was pursued ; and though the road was intended to be national in purpose , local groups pushed their own ends . The House passed the Pacific Railroad bill through a ...
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Acknowledgments | 1 |
CHAPTER | 6 |
The Appeal to Arms | 18 |
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The Politics of Union: Northern Politics During the Civil War James A. Rawley Vista de fragmentos - 1980 |
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