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    7 days ago

    Those first few years, the Johnson years, were hopeful times. Circa 1870, things are clearly different. IIRC, middle of the book. It’s been awhile.

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      But considering one of my core proposals for the divergence of Reconstruction was Hannibal Hamlin as Lincoln’s VP, that reinforces the point I was making from the very start.