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Harmon, George, fl. 1929 Douglas and the Compromise of 1850

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08880.142 Author/Creator: Harmon, George, fl. 1929 Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet Date: January 1929 Pagination: 49 p. : Height: 15.3 cm, Width: 22.8 cm Order a Copy

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
President
Congress
Politics
Democratic Party
Election
African American History
Slavery
Republican Party
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Runaway Slave
Slave Trade
Reconstruction

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