The Civil War
Violence in Congress and the Civil War
2018-12-02T09:59:53-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDBjXC8yMDE4MTEyNDE4MTkzMDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Joanne Freeman talked about her book, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War. She described the process of researching the topic and said she found that while fights were not always included in the official Congressional Record, clerk notes and private letters showed more than 70 altercations in the antebellum period.
Joanne Freeman talked about her book, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War. She described the process of resea…
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Joanne Freeman talked about her book, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War. She described the process of researching the topic and said she found that while fights were not always included in the official Congressional Record, clerk notes and private letters showed more than 70 altercations in the antebellum period. close
Joanne Freeman talked about her book, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War. She described the process of resea… read more
Joanne Freeman talked about her book, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War. She described the process of researching the topic and said she found that while fights were not always included in the official Congressional Record, clerk notes and private letters showed more than 70 altercations in the antebellum period. close
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