America, Past and Present
- ISBN-10
- 0673388654
- ISBN-13
- 9780673388650
- Series
- America, Past and Present
- Category
- United States
- Pages
- 1009
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Addison Wesley Publishing Company
- Author
- Robert A. Divine
Description
n May 22 , 1856 , Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina appeared on the floor of the Senate with fire in his eyes and a cane in his hand . He approached Charles Sumner , the antislavery senator from Massachusetts who had ...
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