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Humiliation

On January 4, 1861, “A day of humiliation was observed throughout the United States by appointment of President Buchanan because of the threatened secession of several of the states.”

– Elizabeth and Gerald Donaldson, The Book of Days

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Published by: David Ewald

David Ewald is the author of the novels The Thief of THAT, The Book of Stan, and He Who Shall Remain Shameless, as well as the collection The Fallible: Stories. He is a graduate of the College of Creative Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara and the MFA creative writing program at the University of Notre Dame. He writes, teaches and parents in California's Central Valley.

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