American Rebellion: Report of the Speeches of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Delivered at Public Meetings in Manchester, Glasgoe, Edinburgh,

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In 1863, American abolitionist and preacher Henry Ward Beecher traveled to Britain to rally support for the Union cause during the American Civil War. This book collects the speeches he gave during his tour, which electrified audiences with their passionate rhetoric and moral conviction. Beecher's words remain as powerful today as they were more than a century ago.