The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War

by Stephen Puleo

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A Turning Point in American History, the Beating of U.S. Senator Charles Sumner and the Beginning of the War Over Slavery
Early in the afternoon of May 22, 1856, ardent pro-slavery Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina strode into the United States Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., and began beating renowned anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner with a gold-topped walking cane. Brooks struck again and again-more than thirty times...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1594161879

ISBN13:9781594161872

Release Date:September 2013

Publisher:Westholme Publishing

Length:374 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Abolition Discrimination & Racism History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences

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