Prologue to Sumter: The Beginnings of the Civil War from the John Brown Raid to the Surrender of Fort Sumter, Woven Into a Continuous Narrative |
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... United States , administered the laws of the United States within the limits of the state of South Carolina . While thus acting in obedience to a sense of duty , I cannot be indifferent to the emotions it must produce . That depart ...
... United States , administered the laws of the United States within the limits of the state of South Carolina . While thus acting in obedience to a sense of duty , I cannot be indifferent to the emotions it must produce . That depart ...
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... United States Money at the Beginning of the War By John Sherman Federal finance became exceedingly complicated during the Civil War . Interest rates were high even before the war , with ten per cent considered a fair charge . ( Lincoln ...
... United States Money at the Beginning of the War By John Sherman Federal finance became exceedingly complicated during the Civil War . Interest rates were high even before the war , with ten per cent considered a fair charge . ( Lincoln ...
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... United States Money at the Beginning of the War By John Sherman Federal finance became exceedingly complicated during the Civil War . Interest rates were high even before the war , with ten per cent considered a fair charge . ( Lincoln ...
... United States Money at the Beginning of the War By John Sherman Federal finance became exceedingly complicated during the Civil War . Interest rates were high even before the war , with ten per cent considered a fair charge . ( Lincoln ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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