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Compass and Courtship in an 1840s Washington Tale
A narrator recalls a mentor senator and the push for a presidential nomination. The scene shifts to a dramatic choice over allegiance to abolition and Texas annexation, ending with a steadfast refusal and a personal vow. The narrative returns to a youthful romance culminating in a seaside wedding and family reflections under a night sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Whitman
Arta
South
Spencer
Sally
Washington
Ben Grimshaw
Squire Fullerton
Senator
Washington Society
van Buren
Hudson
Wright
Texas
Baltimore
Bart
Canton
Fine
Judge Fine
Silas Wright
Senator Wright
Benjamin I. Butler
Missouri
Virginia
Maryland
H. Dunkelberg
Benjamin Grimshaw
Aline
Ike
Barney
Kate
Uncle Peabody
Aunt Deel
Old Kate