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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... and reticence to be found nowhere else among the Beechers. She had loathed the moral exhibitionism of the female prayer meetings, and could never lead them as a minister's wife should. She could never bring herself not to believe that.
... and reticence to be found nowhere else among the Beechers. She had loathed the moral exhibitionism of the female prayer meetings, and could never lead them as a minister's wife should. She could never bring herself not to believe that.
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... moral heroism combined with personal attachment, to undertake the austere labors of a poor minister's family.”{61} Thus Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dr. Nathan Lord had known Harriet Porter all her life. “She never made a mistake,” he says ...
... moral heroism combined with personal attachment, to undertake the austere labors of a poor minister's family.”{61} Thus Harriet Beecher Stowe. Dr. Nathan Lord had known Harriet Porter all her life. “She never made a mistake,” he says ...
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... Moral Effects of Intemperance” and “The Necessity of a Pure National Morality” to master—over and over again until his exacting instructor was satisfied. In the end, when Henry Ward Beecher left Mount.
... Moral Effects of Intemperance” and “The Necessity of a Pure National Morality” to master—over and over again until his exacting instructor was satisfied. In the end, when Henry Ward Beecher left Mount.
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... morality into which Mount Pleasant had fallen. In due season he was elected to the Athenian Society, one of the three literary and debating societies of Amherst, common in American colleges in that day, which gave diplomas to members ...
... morality into which Mount Pleasant had fallen. In due season he was elected to the Athenian Society, one of the three literary and debating societies of Amherst, common in American colleges in that day, which gave diplomas to members ...
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... girl. He had a moral support of his own now and the self-confidence that went with it. He went about the country delivering lectures on temperance—rehashes of his father's famous discourses on that subject. Dr. Spürzheim.
... girl. He had a moral support of his own now and the self-confidence that went with it. He went about the country delivering lectures on temperance—rehashes of his father's famous discourses on that subject. Dr. Spürzheim.
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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