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Secession Debated : Georgia's Showdown in 1860.

The critical northern antebellum debate matched the rhetorical skills of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in an historic argument over the future of slavery in a westward-expanding America. Two years later, an equally historic oratorical showdown between secessionists and Unionists inGeorgia g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Freehling, William W.
Otros Autores: Simpson, Craig M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; 1. Thomas R.R. Cobb's Secessionist Speech, Monday Evening, November 12; 2. Robert Toombs's Secessionist Speech, Tuesday Evening, November 13; 3. Alexander H. Stephens's Unionist Speech, Wednesday Evening, November 14; 4. Benjamin H. Hill's Unionist Speech, Thursday Evening, November 15; 5. Herschel V. Johnson's Unionist Public Letter, Friday, November 16, from Milledgeville; 6. Henry L. Benning's Secessionist Speech, Monday Evening, November 19; 7. Joseph E. Brown's Secessionist Public Letter, December 7, from Milledgeville; Selected Bibliography.