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Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: “The Pen Makes a Good Sword” 1 1. “The Great Son of a Noble Sire” 5 2. “What Rare Times We New Opposition Editors Will Have” 12 3. “We Are in a Fit of Disquiet” 31 4. “Cannot We Pause a Moment to Think of Our Country?” 57 5. “Sacri¤ced on the Altar of Duty” 75 6. The “Disturber” of the Democracy 97 7. “The Cause of the Union was Lost” 123 8. “The Zenith of Today Is the Nadir of Tomorrow” 145 Conclusion: “We Never Doubted Where John Forsyth Stood” 174 Notes 189 Bibliography 215 Index 229 Photographs follow page 117 ...

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