Half a Century

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Author

Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon, 1815-1884

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Produced by Shawn Cruze and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

Subject

Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon, 1815-1884

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eBook-No.

12052

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12052

Release Date

April 1, 2004

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.BY
2. 2.PREFACE. — CONTENTS — CHAPTER
3. 3.HALF A CENTURY. — CHAPTER I. — I FIND LIFE. — CHAPTER II. — PROGRESS IN CALVINISM—HUNT GHOSTS—SEE LA FAYETTE.—AGE, 6-9. — CHAPTER III. — FATHER'S DEATH.—AGE, 6-12. — CHAPTER IV. — GO TO BOARDING-SCHOOL.—AGE, 12. — CHAPTER V. — LOSE MY BROTHER.—AGE, 12-15. — CHAPTER VI. — JOIN CHURCH AND MAKE NEW ENDEAVORS TO KEEP SABBATH.—AGE, 15. — CHAPTER VII. — THE DELIVERER OF THE DARK NIGHT.—AGE, 19-21. — CHAPTER VIII. — FITTING MYSELF INTO MY SPHERE.—AGE, 22, 23. — CHAPTER IX. — HABITATIONS OF HORRID CRUELTY.—AGE, 23, 24. — CHAPTER X. — KENTUCKY CONTEMPT FOR LABOR.—AGE, 23, 24. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. — THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.—AGE, 24, 25. — CHAPTER XIII. — "LABOR—SERVICE OR ACT."—AGE, 25. — CHAPTER XIV. — SWISSVALE.—AGE, 26, 27. — CHAPTER XV. — WILLOWS BY THE WATER-COURSES.—AGE, 27. — CHAPTER XVI. — THE WATERS GROW DEEP.—AGE, 29. — CHAPTER XVII. — MY NAME APPEARS IN PRINT.—AGE, 29. — CHAPTER XVIII. — MEXICAN WAR.—AGE, 30-32. — CHAPTER XIX. — TRAINING SCHOOL. — CHAPTER XX. — RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN. — CHAPTER XI. — THE PITTSBURG SATURDAY VISITER. — CHAPTER XXII. — RECEPTION OF THE VISITER. — CHAPTER XXIII. — MY CROOKED TELESCOPE. — CHAPTER XXIV. — MINT, CUMMIN AND ANNIS. — CHAPTER XXV. — FREE SOIL PARTY. — CHAPTER XXVI. — VISIT WASHINGTON.—AGE, 35. — CHAPTER XXVII. — DANIEL WEBSTER. — CHAPTER XXVIII. — FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW. — CHAPTER XXIX. — BLOOMERS AND WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONVENTIONS. — CHAPTER XXX. — MANY MATTERS. — CHAPTER XXXI. — THE MOTHER CHURCH. — CHAPTER XXXII. — POLITICS AND PRINTERS. — CHAPTER XXXIII. — SUMNER, BURLINGAME AND CASSIUS M. CLAY. — CHAPTER XXXIV. — FINANCE AND DESERTION. — CHAPTER XXXV. — MY HERMITAGE. — CHAPTER XXXVI. — THE MINNESOTA DICTATOR. — CHAPTER XXXVII. — ANOTHER VISITER. — CHAPTER XXXVIII. — BORDER RUFFIANISM. — CHAPTER XXXIX. — SPEAK IN PUBLIC. — CHAPTER XL. — A FAMOUS VICTORY. — CHAPTER XLI. — STATE AND NATIONAL POLITICS. — CHAPTER XLII. — RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSIES. — CHAPTER XLIII. — FRONTIER LIFE. — CHAPTER XLIV. — PRINTERS. — CHAPTER XLV. — THE REBELLION. — CHAPTER XLVI. — PLATFORMS. — CHAPTER XLVII. — OUT INTO THE WORLD AND HOME AGAIN. — CHAPTER XLVIII. — THE ARISTOCRACY OF THE WEST. — CHAPTER XLIX. — THE INDIAN MASSACRE OF '62. — CHAPTER L. — A MISSIVE AND A MISSION. — CHAPTER LI. — NO USE FOR ME AMONG THE WOUNDED. — CHAPTER LII. — FIND WORK. — CHAPTER LIII. — HOSPITAL GANGRENE. — CHAPTER LIV. — GET PERMISSION TO WORK. — CHAPTER LV. — FIND A NAME. — CHAPTER LVI. — DROP MY ALIAS. — CHAPTER LVII. — HOSPITAL DRESS. — CHAPTER LVIII. — SPECIAL WORK. — CHAPTER LIX. — HEROIC AND ANTI-HEROIC TREATMENT. — CHAPTER LX. — COST OF ORDER. — CHAPTER LXI. — LEARN TO CONTROL PIEMIA. — CHAPTER LXII. — FIRST CASE OF GROWING A NEW BONE. — CHAPTER LXIII. — A HEROIC MOTHER. — CHAPTER LXIV. — TWO KINDS OF APPRECIATION. — CHAPTER LXV. — LIFE AND DEATH. — CHAPTER LXVI. — MEET MISS DIX AND GO TO FREDERICKSBURG. — CHAPTER LXVII. — THE OLD THEATER. — CHAPTER LXVIII. — AM PLACED IN AUTHORITY. — CHAPTER LXIX. — VISITERS. — CHAPTER LXX. — WOUNDED OFFICERS. — CHAPTER LXXI. — "NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP." — CHAPTER LXXII. — MORE VICTIMS AND A CHANGE OF BASE. — CHAPTER LXXIII. — PRAYERS ENOUGH AND TO SPARE. — CHAPTER LXXIV. — GET OUT OF THE OLD THEATER. — CHAPTER LXXV. — TAKE BOAT AND SEE A SOCIAL PARTY. — CHAPTER LXXVI. — TAKE FINAL LEAVE OF FREDERICKSBURG. — CHAPTER LXXVII. — TRY TO GET UP A SOCIETY AND GET SICK. — CHAPTER LXXVIII. — AN EFFICIENT NURSE. — CHAPTER LXXIX. — TWO FREDERICKSBURG PATIENTS. — CHAPTER LXXX. — AM ENLIGHTENED. — CONCLUSION. — THE END.

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