Author: Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498163712
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Languages : en
Pages : 624

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1914 Edition.

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Languages : en
Pages : 1257

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Author: Albert Gallatin Wheeler
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Category : Wheeler family
Languages : en
Pages : 638

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Languages : en
Pages : 690

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Author: Herbert C. Hallas
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438448120
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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An American success story about the life of William Almon Wheeler, a poor boy from Northern New York who became the nineteenth Vice President of the United States. William Almon Wheeler’s life is an American success story about how a poor boy living near the Canadian border in Malone, New York, achieved fame and fortune. Often referred to as “the New York Lincoln,” Wheeler was a lawyer, banker, railroad president, state legislator, five-term congressman, and the nineteenth Vice President of the United States under Rutherford B. Hayes. Using a variety of sources, including newspapers, letters, government reports, county histories, and biographies of Wheeler’s contemporaries, Herbert C. Hallas examines Wheeler’s role in shaping state and national public policy. Highlights include construction of the North Country and transcontinental railroads, the creation of the Adirondack and Niagara Falls state parks, the extension of voting rights in New York, the termination of racial civil war in Louisiana, and the curtailment of unnecessary government spending. The book traces Wheeler’s path as he wound his way through the minefields of county, state, and national politics and helped found the Republican Party, without compromising his integrity or religious principles. Hallas rescues Wheeler’s story from the dustbin of history. Along the way he debunks long-held myths about Wheeler and restores his place as an influential nineteenth-century political force.

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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1352

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Author: Marion J. Kaminkow
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 9780806316659
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 978

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Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.

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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Author: James K. Bryant, II
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786490209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253

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During the Civil War, African American war correspondent Thomas Morris Chester was so inspired by the men of the 36th United States Colored Troops that he declared the group to be "a model regiment." Composed primarily of former slaves recruited from Union-occupied areas of eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, the 36th USCT participated in large-scale expeditions to liberate slaves, guarded Confederate prisoners at major POW camps, served in the trenches before Petersburg and Richmond, and stood as one of the first units to enter the abandoned Confederate capital on April 3, 1865. This volume, which includes a complete regimental roster, explores the background of these former slaves and their families, examines their initial recruitment and chronicles their military contributions throughout the war. More than a unit history, the story of the 36th USCT offers a vivid portrait of the challenging transition from slavery to freedom.

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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 800

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