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The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
By Freeman, Joanne B.
- ISBN
- 9780374154776 9780374717612
- Publisher
- Farrar
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Starred Review on August 1, 2018 | Social Sciences
Benjamin French, a New Hampshire native, spent more than three decades living and working in Washington, DC, first as a clerk and then clerk of the House of Representatives. Little escaped his attention, and several details were recorded in his voluminous diary. This unique source, used to great effect by historian Freeman (history, Yale Univ.; Affairs of Honor), helps to uncover the rowdy and violent behav...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
