Henry Ward Beecher: An American PortraitPickle Partners Publishing, 2017 M01 12 - 413 pages First published in 1927, this is the acclaimed biography of Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), the American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer and speaker best known for his support of the abolition of slavery. It was written by former American diplomat, journalist, author and humanitarian Paxton Hibben (1880-1928). “Mr. Hibben has written a great biography, and one of lasting value. It is not merely interesting; it is profound. But its historical scholarship does not lie like a leaden weight on the book; for Hibben’s style is graceful and delicate, sometimes almost gay. He is so saturated with Beecher knowledge that he writes without effort. In reading it one feels that Paxton Hibben understands Beecher better than anybody has ever understood him, and that this book is a permanent contribution to American history.”—W. E. Woodward |
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... —ASCENT 76 PART III—REALIZATION 85 CHAPTER XI—1847 86 CHAPTER XII—PLYMOUTH CHURCH 96 CHAPTER XIII—BROOKLYN 106 CHAPTER XIV—NEW YORK 115 CHAPTER XV—POISED 123 PART IV—SPRING TIDE 135 CHAPTER XVI—1860 136 CHAPTER XVII—ENGLAND 146.
... —ASCENT 76 PART III—REALIZATION 85 CHAPTER XI—1847 86 CHAPTER XII—PLYMOUTH CHURCH 96 CHAPTER XIII—BROOKLYN 106 CHAPTER XIV—NEW YORK 115 CHAPTER XV—POISED 123 PART IV—SPRING TIDE 135 CHAPTER XVI—1860 136 CHAPTER XVII—ENGLAND 146.
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... ENGLAND 146 CHAPTER XVIII—FORT SUMTER 158 CHAPTER XIX—LIVINGSTON STREET 172 CHAPTER XX—FALTER 186 PART V—CLIMAX 201 CHAPTER XXI—1870 202 CHAPTER XXII—THE UPPER ROOM 212 CHAPTER XXIII—REMSEN STREET 222 CHAPTER XXIV—YALE 229 CHAPTER XXV ...
... ENGLAND 146 CHAPTER XVIII—FORT SUMTER 158 CHAPTER XIX—LIVINGSTON STREET 172 CHAPTER XX—FALTER 186 PART V—CLIMAX 201 CHAPTER XXI—1870 202 CHAPTER XXII—THE UPPER ROOM 212 CHAPTER XXIII—REMSEN STREET 222 CHAPTER XXIV—YALE 229 CHAPTER XXV ...
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... England paid you to play this part against me!”{1}...Before Dresden, Jean Victor Moreau, fresh from exile in Trenton, dies fighting against his countrymen....In Spain, Wellington smashes the army of Jourdan and sends Joseph PART I—THE ...
... England paid you to play this part against me!”{1}...Before Dresden, Jean Victor Moreau, fresh from exile in Trenton, dies fighting against his countrymen....In Spain, Wellington smashes the army of Jourdan and sends Joseph PART I—THE ...
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... England was no more to Litchfield in 1813 than “one between the Turks and the Crim Tartars.”{14} Yet Litchfield, then, was the fourth town of Connecticut in size, and by no means out of the world. There the statue of George III uprooted ...
... England was no more to Litchfield in 1813 than “one between the Turks and the Crim Tartars.”{14} Yet Litchfield, then, was the fourth town of Connecticut in size, and by no means out of the world. There the statue of George III uprooted ...
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... England from the Union.{23} Lyman Beecher was one of the closest of the friends of Judge Reeve. The truth of the matter was that in their isolation and selfdependence the colonists of New England had evolved a conception of popular ...
... England from the Union.{23} Lyman Beecher was one of the closest of the friends of Judge Reeve. The truth of the matter was that in their isolation and selfdependence the colonists of New England had evolved a conception of popular ...
Contents
PART IVSPRING TIDE 135 | |
CHAPTER XVI1860 136 | |
CHAPTER XVIIENGLAND 146 | |
CHAPTER XVIIIFORT SUMTER 158 | |
CHAPTER XIXLIVINGSTON STREET 172 | |
CHAPTER XXFALTER 186 | |
PART VCLIMAX 201 | |
CHAPTER XXVFALL 240 | |
PART VINEW LIFE 251 | |
CHAPTER XXVI1874 252 | |
CHAPTER XXVIICITY COURT 263 | |
CHAPTER XXVIIIHELL 278 | |
CHAPTER XXIXDELMONICOS 286 | |
CHAPTER XXXREDEMPTION 297 | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 311 | |
CHAPTER XXI1870 202 | |
CHAPTER XXIITHE UPPER ROOM 212 | |
CHAPTER XXIIIREMSEN STREET 222 | |
CHAPTER XXIVYALE 229 | |
SOURCES CITED 312 | |
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 326 | |
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