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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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[Homer_J_Simpson]

New series! Examine the post and see if these images are sufficiently readable to provide value. As you can see by using the link to the Harper’s Weekly archive the reproduction provided is greatly reduced from the original, which I figure must be about the same in size as a Life Magazine. I print the pages at 175% of the displayed size and then reassemble the articles in a smaller size, hoping to wind up with text that is large enough and still clear enough to read. I used a template measuring 5”X7.25” to assemble the images. I can go still smaller if that would help but that would increase the number of images and time required to prepare each edition. I’m still leaving out some of the text because it is in a font even smaller than what I kept. In this way I have prepared all the editions for January through March. Each original issue has 16 pages. I will post 12 or 13 of them, approximately, omitting only the extra small font text and a few ads. Maybe some of you reading this can visit the archive site and figure out a superior method to present the magazine. I downloaded and saved the 1.57M pdf file and work from that.

To the Public – 2
The Old Year – 2
The Financial Panic in Europe – 2
Settlement of the Kansas Question – 2
Senator Douglas – 2-3
The Lounger – 3-4
Bohemian Walks and Talks – 4-7
Travel Notes in Bible Lands – 8-9
The Life of American Students at Heidelberg – 12-14
A Submarine Railway between England and France – 14-17
Reminiscences of the Prussian Police – 18-19

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from December 30, 1857 (reply #38).

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

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Continued from December 24, 1857 (reply #29) .

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