The Caning of Senator Sumner (American Stories)

By T. Lloyd Benson

In May of 1856, when Southern Congressman Preston S. Brooks caned Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner on the Senate floor, he shocked the nation and shattered the fragile truce that had existed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0155063472
• ISBN13: 9780155063471
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.3"