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Harper’s Weekly – September 17, 1859
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| September 17, 1859
Posted on 09/17/2019 5:11:12 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: civilwar
Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harpers Ferry, the election of 1860, secession all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts
First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.
Posting history, in reverse order
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by reply or freepmail.
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To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Our Serials and Our Circulation 1
Rev. Mr. Spurgeons New Tabernacle 1-3
Editorials 3-4
The Lounger 4-5
A Ride Through Orange County 5-6
The Saloon of the Steamship Great Eastern 7-8
The Naturalization Question and Its Phases 8
Trumps, by George William Curtis, Ch. LIII-LIV 9-12
The Great Eastern Steamship at Sea 13
My Vision 14-16
More Real Ghosts 16-17
A Good Fight, by Charles Reade, Ch. XVII-XXII 18-20
A Doubting Heart 20
A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, Book II, Ch XXIV 20-23
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09/17/2019 5:13:35 AM PDT
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
The last excerpt from this book was on April 16 (reply #3).
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals
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09/17/2019 5:15:34 AM PDT
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher
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09/17/2019 5:18:56 AM PDT
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Wow. This speech is from the same guy who gave the Gettysburg Address.
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Continued from September 16
(reply #7.)
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
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posted on
09/19/2019 5:18:37 AM PDT
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
File this under “Nothing New Under the Sun” cross-referenced with “Everyone Old is New Again.”
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09/19/2019 5:24:16 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(One of the chief causes of premature death is fretting about your health.)
To: Tax-chick
You would think George could have worked a hashtag MeToo into today’s entry.
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posted on
09/19/2019 5:38:50 AM PDT
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
The fact that he didn’t supports his diary’s authenticity!
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09/19/2019 5:43:37 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(One of the chief causes of premature death is fretting about your health.)
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