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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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Contents – 2
The New Brick Church in Fifth Avenue – 2-3
Ode to an Old Humbug – 4
Editorials – 4-6
The Lounger – 6-7
The Late Election – 8-10
The Primrose – 8
Paul Morphy in Paris – 11-12
Literary – 12
A Corn-Husking in New England – 13-16
Fact, Fancy, and Fun – 16-17
A Slip Between Cup and Lip – 17-20
Chess Chronicle – 20

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Continued from November 4 (reply #21) .

Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher

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Continued from November 11 (reply #15) .

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

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The previous excerpt from this volume was on November 8 (reply #11).

Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America

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Continued from October 15 (reply #22).

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals