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With the single exception of land, which is the basis of all property, the South had lost the largest aggregate investment held in one form in the entire country.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “With the single exception of land, which is the basis of all property, the South had lost the largest aggregate…”
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Blaine points out the significant economic losses suffered by the South post-Civil War, aside from land.
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