Notes for chapter 8, “A New Sodom,” give divergent crowd estimates and doubts about the surviving Century Inn flag's provenance. Do not convert attendance into consent or an estimate into a census.
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Mail interception, threats against Pittsburgh, Braddock's Field mobilization and the Parkinson's Ferry gathering show a coalition containing radicals, mediators, frightened participants and people seeking to avert violence.
Chapter 8, “A New Sodom”
Chapter 8, “A New Sodom”
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Mail interception, threats against Pittsburgh, Braddock's Field mobilization and the Parkinson's Ferry gathering show a coalition containing radicals, mediators, frightened participants and people seeking to avert violence.
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Notes for chapter 8, “A New Sodom,” give divergent crowd estimates and doubts about the surviving Century Inn flag's provenance. Do not convert attendance into consent or an estimate into a census.