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Who is John Bell?

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05771 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1860 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Defends Bell, nominated by the Constitutional Union party for the presidential election of 1860, against Republican attacks by quoting Republicans, such as Cassius Clay. Meant to sway Northern opinion.

Bell, John, 1797-1869

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