Harper’s Weekly – November 20, 1858

Harper's Weekly archives ^ | November 20, 1858

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[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, 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.

Link to previous thread

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Contents – 2
Thomas Carlyle – 2-3
The Last French Miracle – 3-4
Mazed Kate of Clovelly – 4
Editorials – 4-6
The Lounger – 6-7
Fading Away – 7-8
The Lay of the Cable – 9-13
The Late Explosion on the North River – 13-14
A Self-Propelling Steam Fire-Engine – 13, 15
The Trap: A Detective Experience – 16-17
Chess Chronicle – 17
The Modern Style Adopted by Parents in Training the Rising Generation.-Time, 12 P.M. - 18

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from November 19 (reply #16) .

Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from November 15 (reply #9) .

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

[Tax-chick]

“Fading Away” on p. 7-8 is an interesting new technology. I wonder if Mr. Brady will take to life-photgraphy.

[colorado tanker]

Our American Cousin debuts. Our Diarist has no idea what that portends.

[Tax-chick]

A biography of Edwin Booth’s handsome younger brother said “Our American Cousin” is a sprightly comedy, though the theme was already hackneyed.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from November 20 (reply #4).

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

[iowamark]

The Benjamin Franklin Butler of New York who died in 1858 was not related to the Civil War General of the same name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Butler_(lawyer)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The ladies of New Orleans are disappointed to learn this.