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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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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

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Continued from November 19 (reply #16) .

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

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Continued from November 15 (reply #9) .

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