The Fall of Fort Sumter, or Love and War in 1860-61 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Newbrough, John Ballou

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330420101 ISBN 13 : 9781330420102

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2019

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Just before the war, our country was almost without news. We were obliged to make the most of everything, in order to have excitement enough to live on. Many cultivated, rich, and ease-loving gentlemen used to spend their time in theN ational Capitol, and, to while away that time, as the over-full enjoyment went on, they were put to many straits for something to talk of. In the summer of 1857, a party myself among others established a select court, criminal, civil, and elite. The whole object and end, however, of this court, was to amuse and interest ourselves. We had a definite organization, and seldom varied from the established rules of an ordinary court. We had for our judge a portly man of about fifty the most eccentric, good-natured, well-informed kind of fool you ever saw; more of a gentleman than Falstaff less a drinker; more of a wit less a knave: and, as Jenkins says, about the same to America that Falstaff was toE ngland. Jenkins, whose real name was Rumor, and who fashions the bulk of this history, had been for many years a reporter; but, having recently come into the possession of a fortune, no longer followed his pursuit, except for amusement. Rumor had it, too, that about the time referred to he was in love with the Judge sniece, afterwards well known by the battles in the neighborhood of Loudon Heights. The other members of our court constituted the jury, plaintiffs, defendants, witnesses, et cetera. As you will perceive, if you read this history far enough, our court had also to do with courtships and marriages, and did really have contact with the outside world as much as was generally supposed at that period. I continued a member of this court until the war broke out, and then, being aN ortherner, I withdrew, taking no further interest in the matter, only so far that I always remembered with great joy the pleasant hours I had passed. Durin
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330420101
• ISBN 13: 9781330420102
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
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