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Albert Beveridge: The migration to the West, which had been increasing for years, now became almost a folk movement.

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The migration to the West, which had been increasing for years, now became almost a folk movement.
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Albert Beveridge
Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge describes the migration westward as a significant movement in American history.

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