The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War

by Stephen Puleo

Book Overview

A Turning Point in American History, the Beating of U.S. Senator Charles Sumner and the Beginning of the War Over Slavery
Early in the afternoon of May 22, 1856, ardent pro-slavery Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina strode into the United States Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., and began beating renowned anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner with a gold-topped walking cane. Brooks struck again and again-more than thirty times...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594161879
• ISBN13: 9781594161872
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"