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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... carried the mail from there to Sacramento ; simultaneously , riders from Cali- fornia carried mail eastward . The pony express had a short life , for it was only a stopgap service while telegraph lines were being installed across the ...
... carried the mail from there to Sacramento ; simultaneously , riders from Cali- fornia carried mail eastward . The pony express had a short life , for it was only a stopgap service while telegraph lines were being installed across the ...
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... carried no arms - he carried nothing that was not absolutely necessary , for even the postage on his literary freight was worth five dollars a letter . He got but little frivolous correspondence to carry - his bag had business letters ...
... carried no arms - he carried nothing that was not absolutely necessary , for even the postage on his literary freight was worth five dollars a letter . He got but little frivolous correspondence to carry - his bag had business letters ...
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... carried , and at four o'clock in the afternoon the Committee reported again two platforms , slightly changed in ... carry a Northern state on the Yancey platform , but why could not the South accept the Douglas declaration of principles ...
... carried , and at four o'clock in the afternoon the Committee reported again two platforms , slightly changed in ... carry a Northern state on the Yancey platform , but why could not the South accept the Douglas declaration of principles ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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