Sam Houston's Romance and a Wartime Union
A historical sketch recounts Sam Houston born 1798 in Virginia, raised in Tennessee, and rising to Congress and Governor of Tennessee. It describes his 1828 marriage, resignation, and a dramatic loyalty test revealing the true motive behind his wife’s prior attachment and his sacrifice, including her subsequent remarriage to another man.
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Sam Houston
Virginia
Horwood
Tennessee
Gen
Jackson
Nashville
Congress
Ofennessee
Houston
Mississippi
Arkanawa
Mike Jackson
Nest Day
Luide
Miier
Corse
Ing
Secrets of Craft and Cruelty Across History
A long quotation from Herbert Spencer in Fortnightly Review surveys guarded arts and brutal violence through history. It contrasts guarded porcelain making in Saxony and tinware in England with ancient and medieval cruelties, comparing rulers, explorers, and peoples across Europe, Egypt, and Africa.
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Europe
Saxony
Dresder
England
Holland
Ames
Irmar
Rameses
Egypt
Attila
Selucia
Hadrian
Nero
Gallienus
Zingis
Timour
Caracalla
Herbert Spencer
Gough's Recollections Highlight Drama Ties and Fading Memory
The article notes Gough's love for drama and recalls reminiscences about Mathews Kean Kemble and related figures. It suggests possible errors in his memory about dates ages and events, including England departure at age twelve and various biographical details of actors from the Kemble family.
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Gough
Mathews
Kean
Jtma
England
Havings
America
New York
Kenan
Kean Fa
Sinee
Charles Konan
Kemble
John Philip Kemble
Fiis
Charles
Jauser
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