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UNINA9910969029803321 |
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Autore |
Kahan Paul |
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Titolo |
Amiable Scoundrel : Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War / / Paul Kahan |
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Lincoln : , : Potomac Books, An imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, , 2016 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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1-61234-849-1 |
1-61234-847-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (386 p.) |
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Legislators - United States |
Cabinet officers - United States |
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Maytown (Lancaster County, Pa.) Biography |
United States Politics and government 1861-1865 |
United States Politics and government 1849-1877 |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction: warm friends and bitter enemies -- A determined will and a right purpose -- The great Winnebago chief, 1838-45 -- True-hearted Pennsylvanian, able, fearless, and unflinching, 1845-49 -- Exclude him from the ranks of the Democratic Party, 1849-60 -- What they worship is the God of success, 1860-61 -- Then profit shall accrue, 1861-62 -- Gentlemen, the paragraph stands, 1861-62 -- A man out of office in Washington, 1862-67 -- Nothing can beat you, 1867-77 -- I'll behave myself as long as I'm here, 1877-89 -- Conclusion: I did the best I could and was never untrue to a friend. |
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From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln's secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron |
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(1799-1889) was one of the nineteenth century's most prominent political figures. |
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UNINA9911004857203321 |
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Autore |
Wei Heng |
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Titolo |
International Conference on Transportation and Development 2022 : Pavements |
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Reston : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2022 |
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©2022 |
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1-5231-4809-8 |
0-7844-8435-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 pages) |
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Pavements, Asphalt |
Pavements - Performance |
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This collection contains 28 peer-reviewed papers on pavement construction and maintenance presented at the International Conference on Transportation and Development 2022, held in Seattle, Washington, May 31-June 3, 2022. |
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