The Papers of John C. Calhoun
The Papers of John C. Calhoun

Author: John Caldwell Calhoun

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 9780872498891

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Calhoun's last weeks as Secretary of State & the intervening months before he returned to the U.S. Senate .

LETTERS OF JOHN FAIRFIELD A RE
LETTERS OF JOHN FAIRFIELD A RE

Author: John 1797-1847 Fairfield

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 9781374250628

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The Letters of John Fairfield; A Representative in Congress from 1835 to 1837; A Member of the Senate of the United States from 1843 to 1847, and a Governor of Maine in 1839, 1840, 1842 and a Part of 1843
The Letters of John Fairfield; A Representative in Congress from 1835 to 1837; A Member of the Senate of the United States from 1843 to 1847, and a Governor of Maine in 1839, 1840, 1842 and a Part of 1843

Author: John Fairfield

Publisher: Arkose Press

Published: 2015-11-07

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9781346225807

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Letters of John Fairfield
The Letters of John Fairfield

Author: John Fairfield

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-05

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9781333480769

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Excerpt from The Letters of John Fairfield: A Representative in Congress From 1835 to 1837; A Member of the Senate of the United States From 1843 to 1847, and a Governor of Maine in 1839, 1840, 1842 and a Part of 1843 In the rush of current events but little heed is paid the lessons of the past, and the men and women of the present are prone to disregard them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Field of Blood
The Field of Blood

Author: Joanne B. Freeman

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2018-09-11

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0374717613

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"One of the best history books I've read in the last few years." —Chris Hayes The Field of Blood recounts the previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil War. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF SMITHSONIAN'S BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR Historian Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, she shows that the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War. Legislative sessions were often punctuated by mortal threats, canings, flipped desks, and all-out slugfests. When debate broke down, congressmen drew pistols and waved Bowie knives. One representative even killed another in a duel. Many were beaten and bullied in an attempt to intimidate them into compliance, particularly on the issue of slavery. These fights didn’t happen in a vacuum. Freeman’s dramatic accounts of brawls and thrashings tell a larger story of how fisticuffs and journalism, and the powerful emotions they elicited, raised tensions between North and South and led toward war. In the process, she brings the antebellum Congress to life, revealing its rough realities—the feel, sense, and sound of it—as well as its nation-shaping import. Funny, tragic, and rivetingly told, The Field of Blood offers a front-row view of congressional mayhem and sheds new light on the careers of John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and other luminaries, as well as introducing a host of lesser-known but no less fascinating men. The result is a fresh understanding of the workings of American democracy and the bonds of Union on the eve of their greatest peril.