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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... ship , a most significant sign . . . . Suspicion now amounted almost to a certainty that we had a slave ship at hand . Our distance was yet too great to reach her with a shot . Soon her jib fluttered , her bow swung to the wind , the ...
... ship , a most significant sign . . . . Suspicion now amounted almost to a certainty that we had a slave ship at hand . Our distance was yet too great to reach her with a shot . Soon her jib fluttered , her bow swung to the wind , the ...
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... ship to hasten the preparations for sail- ing the next morning . In the course of the afternoon two members of the " Board of War " came to the ship with the company's agent and in- formed me that it had been thought important to secure ...
... ship to hasten the preparations for sail- ing the next morning . In the course of the afternoon two members of the " Board of War " came to the ship with the company's agent and in- formed me that it had been thought important to secure ...
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... ( ship ) , 352 Africa , 198 , 199 African Aid Society , 198 , 199 Alabama , 19 , 98 , 149 , 157 , 197 , 199 , 218 , 306 Alabama River , 325 Alamo Rifles , 211 Alert , the ( ship ) , 218 Alexandria Daily Express , 340n . Allyn House , 87 ...
... ( ship ) , 352 Africa , 198 , 199 African Aid Society , 198 , 199 Alabama , 19 , 98 , 149 , 157 , 197 , 199 , 218 , 306 Alabama River , 325 Alamo Rifles , 211 Alert , the ( ship ) , 218 Alexandria Daily Express , 340n . Allyn House , 87 ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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