They Also Ran: The Story of the Men who Were Defeated for the Presidency |
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His judges were acquitted, their ruling held valid, and Lewis Cass, not yet thirty,
became one of the most important figures in his rapidly growing state. He made
money, married the daughter of a Revolutionary War general, built a log cabin on
...
His judges were acquitted, their ruling held valid, and Lewis Cass, not yet thirty,
became one of the most important figures in his rapidly growing state. He made
money, married the daughter of a Revolutionary War general, built a log cabin on
...
第 256 頁
With little food available Cass had to provide for the community of Detroit, the
French settlers, the peaceful Indians who previously had been provisioned by the
British. Through the long, arduous winter he saw to it that every man, woman and
...
With little food available Cass had to provide for the community of Detroit, the
French settlers, the peaceful Indians who previously had been provisioned by the
British. Through the long, arduous winter he saw to it that every man, woman and
...
第 260 頁
Cass, as an empire builder, approved the adding of Texas to the United States;
he was not overly disturbed about the slavery issue, feeling that the people of the
new state would decide for themselves whether they wanted to be slave or free.
Cass, as an empire builder, approved the adding of Texas to the United States;
he was not overly disturbed about the slavery issue, feeling that the people of the
new state would decide for themselves whether they wanted to be slave or free.
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用戶評語 - Chris_El - LibraryThingVery interesting looking at the other people that ran for the highest office in America. It is also interesting thinking about what would have been different had they won. We would live in a very different country today had some of the races gone the other way. 閱讀評論全文
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用戶評語 - ElijahBailey - LibraryThingProbably my favorite history, despite bias correctly noted by antiquary. Of note: The 1966 edition contains perspective on presidents since the original publication. While these are very limited ... 閱讀評論全文
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書目資訊
| 書名 | They Also Ran: The Story of the Men who Were Defeated for the Presidency |
| 作者 | Irving Stone |
| 出版者 | Doubleday, Doran, 1945 |
| 來源： | 加州大學 |
| 已數位化 | 2008年6月11日 |
| 頁數 | 427 頁 |
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