Fiction
The Crisis — Volume 08
"The Crisis — Volume 08" by Winston Churchill is a historical novel published in 1901. Set in St. Louis during the years before the Civil War, it follows Stephen Brice, a young lawyer with Union sympathies, as he becomes entangled with a Southern family in a deeply divided Missouri. Romantic tensions emerge among four characters whose loyalties clash over slavery and secession. Abraham Lincoln appears as a powerful moral force, his personal integrity transforming lives and bridging bitter divides in a nation hurtling toward conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Originally issued 2004-10-19.
Transcribed by Produced by David Widger.
This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5395).
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The Crisis — Volume 08
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