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Wide-Awakes Celebrate; Minute Men Expand

I’ve definitely been learning about how many political organizations were extremely active throughout the country during the 1860 election. The Republican- supporting Wide-Awakes seem to have been everywhere in the North with torch-lit processions marching for their man Lincoln. As … Continue reading

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Diogenes Campaigns for Lincoln?

The More things Change … We have mentioned that on November 2, 1860 there was a huge Republican rally in New York City. William H. Seward was the main speaker. The Wide Awakes were understandably a big part of the … Continue reading

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Wide-Awakes

Wandering through our local public library a few weeks ago I came across a big gray book with a very big title: The New York Times The Complete Front Pages 1851-2008. The pages of the book display selected front pages … Continue reading

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