Project Gutenberg 2004-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 121 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 185121 184891 2025-03-03T04:11:48.760742 2023-10-03T05:21:07.383738 text/html text/html 184942 184884 2025-01-09T19:09:42.560497 2023-10-03T05:21:07.533729 text/html text/html 141045 2025-03-03T04:11:54.945696 application/epub+zip 143092 2025-03-03T04:11:51.598761 application/epub+zip 132166 2025-03-03T04:11:50.440730 application/epub+zip 276311 2025-03-03T04:11:57.403203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261366 2025-03-03T04:11:54.254712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221122 2022-09-03T07:09:16.513629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163646 163639 2025-03-03T04:11:48.470773 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 19708 2025-03-03T04:11:57.524179 application/rdf+xml 13779 2025-03-03T04:11:50.979725 image/jpeg 3742 2025-03-03T04:11:50.706723 image/jpeg 141028 2025-03-03T04:11:48.777721 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