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150 Years Ago Today…
On Februrary 22, 1862, Jefferson Davis gave his inauguration address in front of George Washington’s statue on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol. The year before he was elected provisional president of the Confederate States of American in Montgomery, Alabama. The inauguration of President Jefferson Davis in February 1862 was after the Confederate Constitution […]
Read more...Review: Midnight Rising by Tony Horwitz
Tony Horwitz. Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2011. Pp. xii, 365. Click here for an audio clip of the book. With penetrating eyes, tussled greying hair, and a flowing white beard, John Brown strikes a memorable image. His impressive pose, captured in […]
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