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Slavish Shore

The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr.

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$41.00 • £35.95 • €37.95

ISBN 9780674088191

Publication Date: 08/01/2015

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400 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

25 halftones

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  • Introduction
  • 1. True Spirit
  • 2. Pilgrim
  • 3. Alert
  • 4. The Vow
  • 5. The Book
  • 6. Boston, Brahmins, and the Business of Law
  • 7. The Masquerade
  • 8. The Great Man of the Age
  • 9. The Inheritance
  • 10. A Monstrous Thing
  • 11. Chains
  • 12. Boycott
  • 13. The Little Darky Lawyer
  • 14. The Club
  • 15. The Presumption of Freedom
  • 16. Who Can Tell What a Day May Bring Forth
  • 17. Duty
  • 18. Breakdown
  • 19. Around the World
  • 20. The Supreme Court Argument That Saved the Union
  • 21. The Duke of Cambridge
  • 22. Treason
  • 23. The Rating
  • 24. One of Them Damn Literary Fellers
  • 25. Last Voyage
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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