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The Approaching Fury : Voices of the Storm, 1820-1861 (Voices of the Storm)
The Approaching Fury Voices of the Storm 18201861 - Voices of the Storm
Author: Stephen B. Oates
Stephen B. Oates tells the story of the coming of the American Civil War through the voices, and from the viewpoints, of 13 principal players in the drama, including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Nat Turner, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass. This unique approach shows the crucial role that perception of events played in the sect...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060928858
ISBN-10: 0060928859
Publication Date: 6/1/1998
Pages: 512
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Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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It's an interesting discussion to the issues leading up to the war, I doubt if he captured the "voice" of the people he was using, they sounded like 20th or 21st century speakers, and also like Monday morning quarterbacks. Having Stephen Douglas swear doesn't make him authentic.


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