2. An Entry into Politics 1848–1849

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Contents vii
4. Illustrations ix
5. A Note on the Text xi
6. WORKS CITED BY SHORT TITLE IN NOTES xiii
7. Introduction xv
8. PART I. Beginnings: Boyhood, a Marriage, a Career, and a Way of Life 1815–1844
9. 1. An Autobiographical Sketch 1815–1841 3
10. 2. A Tear of Initiation 1841–1842 52
11. 3. Washington Allston's Death 1843 114
12. 4. Pilgrimage to Mount Vernon 1844 227
13. PART II. The Middle Years 1845-1850
14. 7. A Trip to Niagara Falls 1845–1847 303
15. 2. An Entry into Politics 1848–1849 342
16. 3. The Defense of a Fugitive Slave 1850–1851 394