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Copyright © 2002 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The birth of the Grand Old Party : the Republicans’ first generation / edited by Robert F. Engs and Randall M. Miller ; afterword by James M. McPherson. p. cm. ISBN 0-8122-3674-2 (cloth : alk. paper).—ISBN 0-8122-1820-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) “Published in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia.” Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index. 1. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854– )—History—19th century. I. Engs, Robert Francis. II. Miller, Randall M. III. Library Company of Philadelphia. JK2356 .B52 2002 324.2734—dc21 2002020335 ...

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