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