Father Past and Child Nation: The Romantic Imagination and the Origins of the American Civil War |
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... brother , the son , gone forth on the errand of peril and death . The terms used to describe people's roles in a ... brothers , brethren , family quarrel , and civil war were used indiscriminately to describe one's understanding of the ...
... brother , the son , gone forth on the errand of peril and death . The terms used to describe people's roles in a ... brothers , brethren , family quarrel , and civil war were used indiscriminately to describe one's understanding of the ...
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... brother and , having no children of his own , offered to help in establishing one of them " in life . " Because the older brother was the heir to the father's farm , the family decided that Robin should be the one to benefit from his ...
... brother and , having no children of his own , offered to help in establishing one of them " in life . " Because the older brother was the heir to the father's farm , the family decided that Robin should be the one to benefit from his ...
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... brother Esau out of their common inheritance . Both Franklin and Jacob , Melville observes , were " keen observers ... brothers , each of whom represents more than himself . The struggle between Jacob and Esau began in their mother's ...
... brother Esau out of their common inheritance . Both Franklin and Jacob , Melville observes , were " keen observers ... brothers , each of whom represents more than himself . The struggle between Jacob and Esau began in their mother's ...
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