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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... present boundaries . He maintained that such restriction was just and necessary , as well on the ground of fairness to the blacks as for the final welfare of the whites . He insisted that the voters in the present states of the Union ...
... present boundaries . He maintained that such restriction was just and necessary , as well on the ground of fairness to the blacks as for the final welfare of the whites . He insisted that the voters in the present states of the Union ...
Page 128
... present . The theater would hold four thousand . When the doors were opened the place was filled almost in an instant . So dense and tightly packed was the crowd in the aisles and stand- ing places that persons who fainted were passed ...
... present . The theater would hold four thousand . When the doors were opened the place was filled almost in an instant . So dense and tightly packed was the crowd in the aisles and stand- ing places that persons who fainted were passed ...
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... present and the threatening responsi- bilities of the future . ... He referred the papers back to General Scott to make a more thorough investigation of all the questions involved . . . . On the 9th of March , in written questions ...
... present and the threatening responsi- bilities of the future . ... He referred the papers back to General Scott to make a more thorough investigation of all the questions involved . . . . On the 9th of March , in written questions ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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