13. The Son Betrays and the Father Indicts

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Slavery and the Constitution 11
5. 2. The Missouri Equilibrium 23
6. 3. The Compromise of 1850 37
7. 4. But We Have No Country 50
8. 5. A Traitorous Combination 66
9. 6. Prosecution at Independence Hall 83
10. 7. Sir— Did You Hear It? 109
11. 8. Athens of America 132
12. 9. Kidnapping Again! 157
13. 10. The Height of Cruelty 176
14. 11. Judge Loring’s Predicament 207
15. 12. Freedom on the Western Reserve 229
16. 13. The Son Betrays and the Father Indicts 248
17. 14. Votaries of the Higher Law 274
18. 15. An Irrepressible Conflict 294
19. Epilogue: Harpers Ferry and Beyond 315
20. Notes 329
21. Acknowledgments 355
22. Index 357