The Unwritten War: American Writers and the Civil WarKnopf, 1973 - 385 páginas |
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... slave states in 1857 as an undoc- trinaire picture of the slave system , but the time had long passed when Americans could weigh the pros and cons of slavery . A sizable minority denounced it ( along with the coercive government that ...
... slave states in 1857 as an undoc- trinaire picture of the slave system , but the time had long passed when Americans could weigh the pros and cons of slavery . A sizable minority denounced it ( along with the coercive government that ...
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... slave - race . " It took the exertions of the subtlest Southern minds to prove the fictions that slaves were the most contented and light - hearted people on earth , “ carefully nourished , protected , and guarded from error as well as ...
... slave - race . " It took the exertions of the subtlest Southern minds to prove the fictions that slaves were the most contented and light - hearted people on earth , “ carefully nourished , protected , and guarded from error as well as ...
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... slave in bondage . Abolitionists now risked their safety and defied the law by assisting fugitive slaves , and they found converts among their revilers and persecutors : Then , too , there was mystery and daring and unlawfulness to ...
... slave in bondage . Abolitionists now risked their safety and defied the law by assisting fugitive slaves , and they found converts among their revilers and persecutors : Then , too , there was mystery and daring and unlawfulness to ...
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THEY BREAK THE LINKS OF UNION I | 1 |
The Wholesome Calamity | 14 |
A PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF | 39 |
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