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Millard Fillmore: The Insecure Politician

  Millard Fillmore, 14th President, had little illusion about his own capabilities. The Struggling Farm Boy Millard Fillmore (1800-74) was the son of a minister-farmer, living not far from Buffalo, NY. Ministers are seldom rich, and farming is iffy at … Continue reading

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Abraham Lincoln and The Prince

Spoiler alert: Abraham Lincoln never met Prince Albert or Queen Victoria….but…. The Protocol of Nations In the earlier days of the country, long before “the hot line” existed, direct communication between heads of state was not considered proper. Written communication … Continue reading

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Seward and Davis: An Unlikely Friendship

Jefferson Davis and William Seward in their old age. William H. Seward: Republican Whig The 1850s was decade seething with unrest; a volcano just waiting to erupt. The Whigs had always been a cobbled-together party of various factions and sections … Continue reading

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Abe, Steve, Breck and Bell: A Multi-Colored Map

If one “back-lit” the now traditional red-blue election map, one would find FIVE colors in the 1860s elections. The Unionists and Secessionists were about to collide in the irrepressible conflict. The Black States: In this case, the “black” colored states … Continue reading

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