The Battle of Principles by Newell Dwight Hillis

The Battle of Principles

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LoC No.: 12008425

Title: The Battle of Principles
A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict

Contents: Rise of American slavery: growth of the traffic -- Webster and Calhoun: the battle line in array -- Garrison and Phillips: anti-slavery agitation -- Charles Sumner: the appeal to educated men -- Horace Greeley: the appeal to the common people -- Harriet Beecher Stowe; John Brown: the conflict precipitated -- Lincoln and Douglas: influence of the great debate -- Reasons for secession: southern leaders -- Henry Ward Beecher: the appeal to England -- Heroes of battle: American soldiers and sailors -- The life of the people at home who supported the soldiers at the front -- Abraham Lincoln: the martyred President.

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Author: Hillis, Newell Dwight, 1858-1929

EBook No.: 18557

Published: Jun 11, 2006

Downloads: 35

Language: English

Subject: Antislavery movements -- United States

Subject: United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865

LoCC: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

LoCC: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.