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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. Warts and All 1
Chapter One. Violence, American Style 17
Chapter Two. Frontier Vigilance Committees 39
Chapter Three. Southern Lynch Mobs 62
Chapter Four. Militant Abolitionists 91
Conclusion. A Nation of People or Laws 110
Sources Cited 119
Index 133

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. Warts and All 1
Chapter One. Violence, American Style 17
Chapter Two. Frontier Vigilance Committees 39
Chapter Three. Southern Lynch Mobs 62
Chapter Four. Militant Abolitionists 91
Conclusion. A Nation of People or Laws 110
Sources Cited 119
Index 133

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