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H.W. Brands, American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 Quotes: The horizons of man are incomparably narrower than that of the land on which he toils. Editor of the Nebraska journal
         

The horizons of man are incomparably narrower than that of the land on which he toils. Editor of the Nebraska journal


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