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| November 1856
Posted on 11/01/2016 4:47:12 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: civilwar
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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, Harpers Ferry, the election of 1860 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.
Link to October thread
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Header 1 *
Monthly Record of Current Events 2-4 **
Editors Table 5-10
Editors Easy Chair 11-16
Editors Drawer 16-21
Portraits of Advertisers 22-23
Fashion for November 24-25
* I broke my rule of posting the entire lead article, come what may. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew appears to be a nice history lesson, but the 16th century is out of our jurisdiction and the 20-page article is too long to print, prep and post for a general interest item.
** Republican Hannibal Hamlin elected governor of Maine. Other election news. Updates from Bleeding Kansas and the San Francisco Vigilance Committee. And plenty more.
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posted on
11/01/2016 4:50:36 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Read this later. Good stuff.
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posted on
11/01/2016 4:53:44 AM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(Hillary Clinton AKA The Potemkin Princess of the Potomac)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
LOVE THINGS written in the mid-19th century. For literary excellence, they cannot be beat.
Compare how things were written then by a populace that knew and used the English language well with today’s writings.
It shows how far we have fallen, and how dumbed down we are. Our populace is at a 2nd grade level of English compared to then.
So sad.
Forgive my bias - I am an electrical engineer, but I have a degree in English Lit.
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posted on
11/01/2016 5:05:10 AM PDT
by
Arlis
To: Arlis
If it wasn’t impractical I would post more items from each issue. There are several short fiction stories every month and Harper’s is also serializing Dickens’ Little Dorrit.
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posted on
11/01/2016 5:14:29 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
The news from Latin America is very interesting. Change a few names and it could have been written yesterday.
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posted on
11/01/2016 5:31:30 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Events. I hope we are ready for them." Kevin Williamson)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Please add me to this list. Thanks.
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posted on
11/01/2016 5:36:21 AM PDT
by
manna
To: manna
You are added. Thanks for your interest and welcome aboard.
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posted on
11/01/2016 6:19:29 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
A piece on the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre is most apropos for this time in American history. It was the worst event in the French wars of religion and triggered murders throughout France. The siege of La Rochelle began soon after (although it was romantically depicted in The Three Musketeers). Soon, the divisions wracking America at this time will result in an even worse civil war.
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Continued from October 28
(reply #56)
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas, Abridged by Thomas J. Pressly
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posted on
11/02/2016 4:58:23 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Tax-chick
I’ve been saying the same thing about Afghanistan and Islamics in general, having read Churchill’s war correspondent histories from the late 1800s.
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posted on
11/02/2016 5:28:44 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
... like a Western prairie, a vast monotony of flowery flatness ... Excellent simile!
Many may vote for him who don't usually vote at all.
You're getting too obvious now, Homer.
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posted on
11/02/2016 5:33:45 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Events. I hope we are ready for them." Kevin Williamson)
To: FreedomPoster; Homer_J_Simpson
It’s hard not to conclude that certain parts of the world are caught in eddies of time, never advancing at all, while others just occasionally loop back on themselves, as with bizarre, almost too perfect, confluence of 1856/2016.
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posted on
11/02/2016 5:35:23 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Events. I hope we are ready for them." Kevin Williamson)
To: Tax-chick; FreedomPoster
My contacts at Harper’s tell me they will publish an article titled “The Fall of Islam” in their January 1857 issue. It should be interesting.
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posted on
11/02/2016 6:13:38 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Yes, that will be very interesting!
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posted on
11/02/2016 7:10:57 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Events. I hope we are ready for them." Kevin Williamson)
To: Tax-chick; FreedomPoster
My contacts at Harpers tell me they will publish an article titled The Fall of Islam in their January 1857 issue. Where did that come from? I should have said December 1856 issue.
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posted on
11/02/2016 8:06:49 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
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posted on
11/02/2016 8:24:44 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Events. I hope we are ready for them." Kevin Williamson)
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
I just want to get this off my chest. November 4 - Election Day - was the single biggest posting day I had planned for 1856. So of course it is the day photobucket crashed, reminding me how dependent I am on that out-of-my-control factor. Well, I understand it should be back up tomorrow & I will catch up with the posts.
It just won't be the same, though.
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:26:29 PM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
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posted on
11/04/2016 7:38:28 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Oh, dear. I’m in such anxiety over the results!
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posted on
11/05/2016 4:49:30 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Events. I hope we are ready for them." Kevin Williamson)
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