13. The Little Darky Lawyer

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. True Spirit 7
5. 2. Pilgrim 21
6. 3. Alert 35
7. 4. The Vow 50
8. 5. The Book 60
9. 6. Boston, Brahmins, and the Business of Law 68
10. 7. The Masquerade 81
11. 8. The Great Man of the Age 95
12. 9. The Inheritance 109
13. 10. A Monstrous Thing 125
14. 11. Chains 136
15. 12. Boycott 146
16. 13. The Little Darky Lawyer 154
17. 14. The Club 163
18. 15. The Presumption of Freedom 174
19. 16. Who Can Tell What a Day May Bring Forth 191
20. 17. Duty 203
21. 18. Breakdown 217
22. 19. Around the World 225
23. 20. The Supreme Court Argument That Saved the Union 237
24. 21. The Duke of Cambridge 253
25. 22. Treason 259
26. 23. The Rating 273
27. 24. One of Them Damn Literary Fellers 290
28. 25. Last Voyage 300
29. Notes 307
30. Acknowledgments 348
31. Index 351