[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s 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. 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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[Homer_J_Simpson]

The Honorable Edward Everett * – 1-3
Editorials – 3-4
The Lounger – 4-6
Bohemian Walks and Talks – 6
The Red Petticoat and Its Pedigree – 7-9
Travel Notes in Bible Lands – 9-11
St. Valentine and Valentines – 12-16
Lotty Lowe – 17
What a Bottle of Brandy Did – 17
The Pilot’s Wife – 18
Leaves from a Christmas Tree – 18
The Wrong Burglar – 18-19
Looking Into the Well – 19
The American Chapel in Paris – 20
The Yellow Fever at Lisbon – 21-22

* Edward Everett Wikipedia page

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Previous excerpt from this volume was January 9 (reply #3). The following doesn’t pick up quite where that left off.

William J. Cooper, Jr., Jefferson Davis, American

[Rebelbase]

Re: Left drawing on top of page 8:

Read a book about an 1860’s exploration of NW Siberia by some Americans. They had a newspaper with them and showed drawings similar to page 8 to the natives who laughed heartily thinking all American women were built that way.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Previous excerpt from this volume was February 2 (reply #14) . The following doesn’t pick up quite where that left off.

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Nicole Etcheson, Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from February 9 (reply #4).

The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas