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One of the great diaries by a Washington insider personally acquainted with 12 presidents brings to life four tumultuous decades in the nations capital.
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Witness to the Young Republic : A Yankee's Journal, 1828-1870
author
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French, Benjamin B.; Cole, Donald B.; McDonough, John J.
publisher
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University Press of New England
isbn10 | asin
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0874514673
print isbn13
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9780874514674
ebook isbn13
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9780585285009
language
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English
subject
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, French, Benjamin B.--(Benjamin Brown),--1800-1870--Diaries, Politi
publication date
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1989
lcc
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E338.F74 1989eb
ddc
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973.6
subject
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United States--Politics and government--1815-1861, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, French, Benjamin B.--(Benjamin Brown),--1800-1870--Diaries, Politi
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Witness to the Young Republic
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Benjamin Brown French at about sixty-five, from an original painting by Constantino Brumidi. (Courtesy Peter S. French)
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Witness to the Young Republic
A Yankee's Journal, 18281870
Edited by Donald B. Cole and John J. McDonough
Benjamin Brown French
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UNIVERSITY PRESS OF NEW ENGLAND Brandeis University Brown University Clark University University of Connecticut Dartmouth College University of New Hampshire University of Rhode Island Tufts University University of Vermont
1989 by University Press of New England
All rights reserved. Except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For further information contact University Press of New England, Hanover, NH 03755.
Printed in the United States of America
Designed and produced by Christopher Harris/Summer Hill Books Perkinsville, Vermont
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
French, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Brown), 18001870. [Diaries. Selections] Witness to the young republic : a yankee's journal, 18281870 / Benjamin Brown French ; Donald B. Cole and John J. McDonough, editors. p. cm. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-87451-467-3 1. United StatesPolitics and government18151861. 2. United States HistoryCivil War, 18611865Personal narratives. 3. Washington (D.C.) HistoryCivil War, 18611865Personal narratives. 4. French, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Brown) 18001870Diaries. 5. PoliticiansUnited States Diaries. I. Cole, Donald B. II. McDonough, John J. (John Joseph), 1926- . III. Title. E338.F74 1989 973.6dc19 8839145 CIP
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For my sister Constance Donald B. Cole For my wife Dorothy and my mother Madrienne John J. McDonough
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Contents
List of Maps and Illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
Chronology
xv
Introduction
1
One The New Hampshire Years: 18281835
12
Two A Democratic Clerk in Washington: 18351841
54
Three The Whig Interlude: 18411844
109
Four Congress, Telegraphy, and Freemasonry: 18451853
165
Five Changing Parties: 18531857
230
Six The Gathering Crisis: 18571861
278
Seven Marriage and Death, Marriage and War: 18611862
346
Eight The Lincolns and the Civil War: 18621865
410
Nine Johnson and Reconstruction: 18661868
494
Ten The Final Years: 18681870
567
Epilogue
625
Bibliography
627
Calendar of the Complete Journal of Benjamin Brown French
631
Index
635
Page ix
Maps and Illustrations
Front endpapers: French, Richardson, and Brady family genealogies
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