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The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny

Brownson, Orestes Augustus

Read by Robert H. Cherny and Pamela Nagami · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Chapters

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01 - Introduction (22:10)
02 - Government (16:19)
03 - Origin of Government (26:30)
04 - Origin of Government—Continued Part 1 (23:26)
05 - Origin of Government—Continued Part 2 (20:30)
06 - Origin of Government—Continued Part 1 (27:24)
07 - Origin of Government—Continued Part 2 (29:40)
08 - Origin of Government—Concluded Part 1 (29:22)
09 - Origin of Government—Concluded Part 2 (22:33)
10 - Constitution of Government Part 1 (22:14)
11 - Constitution of Government Part 2 (21:29)
12 - Constitution of Government—Concluded Part 1 (21:54)
13 - Constitution of Government—Concluded Part 2 (19:20)
14 - The United States Part 1 (19:56)
15 - The United States Part 2 (23:28)
16 - Constitution of the United States Part 1 (20:32)
17 - Constitution of the United States Part 2 (21:51)
18 - The Constitution—Continued Part 1 (29:10)
19 - The Constitution—Continued Part 2 (23:11)
20 - Secession Part 1 (26:53)
21 - Secession Part 2 (25:12)
22 - Reconstruction Part 1 (33:22)
23 - Reconstruction Part 2 (29:36)
24 - Political Tendencies Part 1 (28:51)
25 - Political Tendencies Part 2 (23:30)
26 - Political Tendencies Part 3 (18:41)
27 - Destiny—Political and Religious Part 1 (27:37)
28 - Destiny—Political and Religious Part 2 (22:54)
29 - Destiny—Political and Religious Part 3 (26:04)

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