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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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The Late Rev. Jabez Bunting, D.D. – 2-4
Contents – 3
Editorials – 4-6
The Lounger – 6-7
A Boy Suffocated in a Chest – 8
The Massacre of Christians at Djidda – 9-10
Things Wise and Otherwise – 10
Cremorne Gardens, London, England – 11-12
Weekly Market Summary – 12
A Trip to the Fishing Banks – 13-18
Little Good-For-Nothing – 19-21
The Last Devil’s Walk – 21
How Mr. Rarey Tames Horses – 22-26*
The Delights of Spending the Summer in the Country – 27

* John S. Rarey Wikipedia page

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Continued from August 5 (reply #11) .

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

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Continued from July 29 (reply #9).

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Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America

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