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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.

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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The Historian Prescott – 1-4
Editorials – 4-5
The Lounger – 5-7
Skating – 8-9
A Frazer River Love Story – 9-11
The Reception at the Tuileries on New-Year’s Day – 12-13
Poudre Rose – 13-18
Winter Night – 18
Our Special Paris Correspondence – 18-19
The Bell-Ringers of Seville – 19-20
The Weekly Farmer – 19-20
The New Court Fashions at Paris – 21
The Mortara Story Outdone – 22
Chess Chronicle – 22-23
Things Wise and Otherwise – 23
Financial and Commercial – 23
Weekly Market Summary – 23
Served Him Right – 24
Scene at Central Park - 25

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Continued from February 9 (reply #15.)

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