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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... hands. On Ontario, stalemate. On Champlain the British control the lake and threaten barracks and army stores at Plattsburg. On Erie, blockaded, Perry is building his fleet at Presque Isle.... In another year, the smoke of Washington ...
... hands. On Ontario, stalemate. On Champlain the British control the lake and threaten barracks and army stores at Plattsburg. On Erie, blockaded, Perry is building his fleet at Presque Isle.... In another year, the smoke of Washington ...
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... hand, from the oppressive rigor of monarchial and aristocratic sway, and from the licentious turbulence of democracy, on the other, it forms the most rational, and, as experience has shown, the most effectual plan, that human wisdom has ...
... hand, from the oppressive rigor of monarchial and aristocratic sway, and from the licentious turbulence of democracy, on the other, it forms the most rational, and, as experience has shown, the most effectual plan, that human wisdom has ...
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... hand, were essentially doctrinal, frequently abstruse to the point of metaphysical subtlety, and dealt for the most part with the none too promising chances of the preacher's hearers to escape eternal damnation. The early fame of Lyman ...
... hand, were essentially doctrinal, frequently abstruse to the point of metaphysical subtlety, and dealt for the most part with the none too promising chances of the preacher's hearers to escape eternal damnation. The early fame of Lyman ...
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... hand. That summer, too, President Monroe toured Connecticut, and mounted on a white charger reviewed the State troops.{64} But all the huzzas could not stifle the grumbling of labor out of work, or capital caught in the squeeze of tight ...
... hand. That summer, too, President Monroe toured Connecticut, and mounted on a white charger reviewed the State troops.{64} But all the huzzas could not stifle the grumbling of labor out of work, or capital caught in the squeeze of tight ...
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... hands to keep warm. And when the winter was gone, he hoed corn and potatoes in newly cleared fields, and took care of a horse and cow.{67} Outside of that, and school, his time was his own. The liberty was relative, Harriet Porter was ...
... hands to keep warm. And when the winter was gone, he hoed corn and potatoes in newly cleared fields, and took care of a horse and cow.{67} Outside of that, and school, his time was his own. The liberty was relative, Harriet Porter was ...
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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