[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]

Hon. Jacob Collamer, of Vermont – 2-3
Contents – 3
Home and Rest – 4
Editorials – 4-5
The Lounger – 5-7
Travel Notes in Bible Lands – 8-10
Rev. John M’Clintock, D.D. – 10-12
Salt Lake City and Its Environs – 13-15
Grace Before Meals – 15
Lost Alice – 16-18
The “Susquehanna” and Her Last Cruise – 19-20
Miscellany – 21-22

Jacob Collamer Wikipedia page

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from April 26 (reply #4) .

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

[Tax-chick]

On page 11, there’s a small ad for “Bass’s East India Pale Ale” which seems very contemporary: I think Bill the Son drinks that.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Interesting read on allowing citizenship for Chinese.

While I certainly understand the concern over diversity, I totally object to the statement that the Constitution clearly denies citizenship to blacks or Chinese. It says no such thing.

[This I Wonder32460]

Somewhere hidden away my parents have original copies of the centennial additions of Harper’s Weekly.

[Buckeye McFrog]

And they never had to place a shield over the front cover at the checkout stand.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from May 11 (reply #14).

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

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from February 14 (reply #10) .

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