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The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War
By Paul Quigley
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By Paul Quigley
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A new perspective on the life of the US politician best known for the infamous assault that paved the bloody road to the Civil War.
In 1856, South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks assaulted Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the US Capitol, defending his family's honor and the rights of slaveholders. In beating Sumner unconscious, Brooks fueled a nationwide clash over slavery that ended in civil war.
Southern historian Paul Quigley brings Brooks to life more vividly than e...
In 1856, South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks assaulted Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the US Capitol, defending his family's honor and the rights of slaveholders. In beating Sumner unconscious, Brooks fueled a nationwide clash over slavery that ended in civil war.
Southern historian Paul Quigley brings Brooks to life more vividly than e...