Project Gutenberg 2004-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 68 Churchill, Winston 1871 1947 The Crisis — Volume 04 Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crisis_(novel) Produced by David Widger "The Crisis — Volume 04" by Winston Churchill is a historical account written during the late 19th century. This volume continues to delve into the turbulent times leading up to the American Civil War, exploring themes of societal strife, political dilemmas, and personal conflicts against the backdrop of a nation on the brink of division. The narrative follows characters such as Stephen Brice, a young lawyer navigating the complexities of love, ambition, and political allegiance in an era marked by fierce debates over issues like secession and slavery. The opening of the book sets the stage two years after the onset of a devastating disease that has plagued the nation. While Stephen Brice has begun his legal career, intrigue unfolds as he interacts with other key figures like Judge Whipple and the ambitious Southern gentleman Clarence Colfax. The social dynamics of this time are poignantly illustrated through their conversations, revealing underlying tensions and shifting allegiances. As various characters synergize their personal lives with the looming political crisis, the narrative begins to intertwine their fates with the overarching themes of nationalism and individual aspiration, hinting at deeper conflicts that will emerge as history unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PS Text US Civil War Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 184949 184891 2024-12-03T05:02:42.843517 2023-10-03T05:21:07.383738 text/html text/html 184942 184884 2024-12-03T05:02:43.077392 2023-10-03T05:21:07.533729 text/html text/html 140971 2024-12-03T05:02:49.169388 application/epub+zip 143099 2024-12-03T05:02:45.889333 application/epub+zip 132174 2024-12-03T05:02:44.744360 application/epub+zip 276359 2024-12-03T05:02:51.594304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261366 2024-12-03T05:02:48.473410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221122 2022-09-03T07:09:16.513629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163646 163639 2024-12-03T05:02:42.557348 2023-10-03T05:21:07.187741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 163430 2020-12-28T19:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64146 2020-12-28T19:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19707 2024-12-03T05:02:51.712360 application/rdf+xml 13779 2024-12-03T05:02:45.278338 image/jpeg 3742 2024-12-03T05:02:45.007345 image/jpeg 140961 2024-12-03T05:02:43.093387 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia