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
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To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
The Great Eastern and the City of Portland 2-4
Editorials 4-5
The Lounger 5-7
Our Newport Correspondence 7
The Great Granaries of Chicago 8-10
Trumps, by George William Curtis, Ch. LI-LII 10-14
More Real Ghosts 15-16
A Good Fight, by Charles Reade, Ch. XIV-XVII 16-20
Pope Pius the Ninth 20-21
A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, Book II, Ch XXII-XXIII 21-24
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09/10/2019 5:01:34 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
The Great Eastern was Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s crowning achievement. She would be the heaviest and longest ship for decades. She could sail around the world without refueling. She was designed to carry 4000 passengers. She was propelled by wind, side wheel paddles, and a screw propeller. She was an engineering marvel but a commercial flop. Perhaps her most famous voyage was laying down of the 2nd Atlantic telegraph cable.
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09/10/2019 7:10:33 AM PDT by
C19fan
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Continued from July 28
(reply #6.) A transcription of Lincolns notes for this speech is at the end.
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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher
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09/16/2019 5:19:40 AM PDT by
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; ...
Continued from September 5
(reply #9.)
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
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09/16/2019 5:23:21 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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