The Alternative: A Separate Nationality; or, The Africanization of the South is part of the Government catalogue. The record identifies Holcombe, William H. (William Henry), 1825-1893 as the credited author and preserves a link to the source edition.

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The extracted text contains approximately 7,982 words, corresponding to an estimated 35 minutes of reading, and is divided into 1 detectable text sections. These figures describe the downloaded text file rather than a printed pagination system.

The automated text analysis reports an average sentence length of about 23.7 words and a measured lexical-diversity value of 0.249. These measurements are descriptive reading aids, not literary ratings.

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The source record associates this edition with the following subjects: Slavery -- United States, United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861, Secession. Catalog terms may reflect historical library practice and can be broader or narrower than a modern reader’s interpretation.

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