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The Crisis — CompleteWinston Churchill

The Crisis — Complete

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Original author: Winston Churchill

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"The Crisis — Complete" by Winston Churchill is a historical novel published in 1901. Set in St. Louis during the years leading to the Civil War, it follows Stephen Brice, a young lawyer with Union sympathies, as he becomes entangled with a Southern family in a divided Missouri. Romantic rivalries unfold against authentic depictions of pivotal war events, with Abraham Lincoln's philosophy serving as a moral presence throughout. The novel explores how personal and national crises transform characters, portraying Lincoln as the sacrifice needed to redeem America from slavery.

The Crisis — Complete, by Winston Churchill. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5396.

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51 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Which Deals with Origins6,175 words
  2. 2.Chapter III: The Unattainable Simplicity2,106 words
  3. 3.Chapter IV: Black Cattle3,901 words
  4. 4.Chapter V: The First Spark Passes1,475 words
  5. 5.Chapter VI: Silas Whipple2,346 words
  6. 6.Chapter VII: Callers2,249 words
  7. 7.Chapter VIII: Bellegarde3,051 words
  8. 8.Chapter IX: A Quiet Sunday in Locust Street2,634 words
  9. 9.Chapter X: The Little House2,229 words
  10. 10.Chapter XI: The Invitation950 words
  11. 11.Chapter XII: "miss Jinny"3,680 words
  12. 12.Chapter XIII: The Party3,211 words
  13. 13.Chapter I: Raw Material2,214 words
  14. 14.Chapter II: Abraham Lincoln3,007 words
  15. 15.Chapter III: In Which Stephen Learns Something2,380 words
  16. 16.Chapter IV: The Question2,188 words
  17. 17.Chapter V: The Crisis4,396 words
  18. 18.Chapter VI: Glencoe5,104 words
  19. 19.Chapter VII: An Excursion2,954 words
  20. 20.Chapter VIII: The Colonel Is Warned1,835 words
  21. 21.Chapter IX: Signs of the Times3,957 words
  22. 22.Chapter X: Richter's Scar2,581 words
  23. 23.Chapter XI: How a Prince Came2,359 words
  24. 24.Chapter XII: Into Which a Potentate Comes2,493 words
  25. 25.Chapter XIII: At Mr. Brinsmade's Gate4,074 words
  26. 26.Chapter XIV: The Breach Becomes Too Wide Abraham Lincoln!4,337 words
  1. 27.Chapter XVI: The Guns of Sumter1,885 words
  2. 28.Chapter XVII: Camp Jackson3,973 words
  3. 29.Chapter XVIII: The Stone That Is Rejected2,978 words
  4. 30.Chapter XIX: The Tenth of May3,604 words
  5. 31.Chapter XX: In the Arsenal5,192 words
  6. 32.Chapter XXI: The Stampede4,708 words
  7. 33.Chapter XXII: The Straining of Another Friendship2,543 words
  8. 34.Chapter XXIII: Of Clarence1,924 words
  9. 35.Chapter I: Introducing a Capitalist4,472 words
  10. 36.Chapter II: News From Clarence4,894 words
  11. 37.Chapter III: The Scourge of War3,236 words
  12. 38.Chapter IV: The List of Sixty2,494 words
  13. 39.Chapter V: The Auction5,036 words
  14. 40.Chapter VI: Eliphalet Plays His Trumps4,600 words
  15. 41.Chapter VII: With the Armies of the West4,007 words
  16. 42.Chapter VIII: A Strange Meeting3,514 words
  17. 43.Chapter XI: Bellegarde Once More3,465 words
  18. 44.Chapter X: In Judge Whipple's Office5,424 words
  19. 45.Chapter XI: Lead, Kindly Light1,523 words
  20. 46.Chapter XII: The Last Card1,777 words
  21. 47.Chapter XIII: From the Letters of Major Stephen Brice3,110 words
  22. 48.Chapter XIV: The Same, Continued3,904 words
  23. 49.Chapter XV: Man of Sorrow5,224 words
  24. 50.Chapter XVI: Annapolis1,441 words
  25. 51.Afterword561 words