Crusader in Crinoline: The Life of Harriet Beecher StoweAn absorbingly interesting portrait of a personality and an age. |
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Page 189
... turned out . The mob , unsupported by a now frightened community , slunk into their dens and were still ; and then Hammond , who , during the few days of its prevalence , had made no comments , but published simply the Sermon on the ...
... turned out . The mob , unsupported by a now frightened community , slunk into their dens and were still ; and then Hammond , who , during the few days of its prevalence , had made no comments , but published simply the Sermon on the ...
Page 315
... turned inside out and formed a topheavy heap . Nevertheless , having given her word , Harriet managed to compose a card of retraction that suited her . It was a very feminine card and characteristic of a lady who had taught school ...
... turned inside out and formed a topheavy heap . Nevertheless , having given her word , Harriet managed to compose a card of retraction that suited her . It was a very feminine card and characteristic of a lady who had taught school ...
Page 404
... turned over to it . Mrs. Stowe named a price of admission that made her visitors gasp . Fifty cents ! There were a few faint demurrers , but the hostess overrode them . The grand affair was given on September 29 , from afternoon until ...
... turned over to it . Mrs. Stowe named a price of admission that made her visitors gasp . Fifty cents ! There were a few faint demurrers , but the hostess overrode them . The grand affair was given on September 29 , from afternoon until ...
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