[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 – 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 November thread

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Header (We passed on long home of Washington Irving article) – 1
A Gigantic Centipede (Couldn’t pass on this short one) – 2-4
The Fall of Islam – 5-11
Sowing in Tears (poetry) – 11
Monthly Record of Current Events (incomplete election results, report from Kansas, foreign news) – 12-14
Editor’s Table (technological advance hasn’t rendered oratory obsolete, after all) – 15-18
Editor’s Easy Chair – 18-24
Editor’s Drawer – 25-32
Fashions for December – 33-34

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from November 28 (reply #62)

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

[rpierce]

Thanks for posting this. I laughed out loud at the business tax anecdote on page 142:

The Boston Daily Journal says there is a man in that city, who during the past year or more has practiced as an apothecary, advertising in one or two of the penny papers in accordance with his profession. Some weeks since his tax bill was sent to him, but as it was not paid, a few days ago he received a note informing him that a warrant had been issued against his estate for the attachment of sufficient thereof to pay the amount of the tax, together with the costs. To this note the delinquent returned the following cool reply in writing:

“Dear Sir—I received your very polite note, and though interesting only to myself, would inform you that I should be extremely happy to find myself with $9 and odd, this morning, after seven years sojourn in you goodly city—every thing in the shape of property, personal or otherwise, having vanished long ago. Nothing but a beggarly account of empty bottles (which I was insane enough at one time to advertise for sale, but can not even give away), remain for you. Trusting you may meet with better success among the rest of your acquaintances,

“I am, dear Sir, yours respectfully,

“_______ __. ______

“P.S. Should it be in your power to place me in any position where I might obtain regular meals (however frugal they may be), you will confer favor on

“Yours, etc. _______ __. ______”

[fella]

The article “The Fall of Islam” is very good and applies well to today in explaining how islam works.

We should bring back the term “mussulman” as it describes islamics much better than the PC terms in use today.

The part about the women and the way they teach the children is also good.

[Albion Wilde]

bump

[Albion Wilde]

Looking forward to reading “The Fall of Islam” tomorrow.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Today begins four days of oral arguments on the case. This time they count.

Continued – after skipping a few pages – from February 11 (final 2 images of reply #11).

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Don E. Fehrenbacher, The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics" (1978)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from October 30 (Reply #60)

Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee, an abridgement by Richard Harwell

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

Merry Christmas.

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