Kaplan has done a service to Lincoln scholars and general readers alike by reconstructing Lincoln’s self-education, and showing how the books he read and reread may have shaped his mind.
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A not-so-prim dissection of the war from across the pond
America’s Civil War: The Operational Battlefield 1861-1863 by Brian Holden Reid Prometheus Books, 2008 […]
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A search for clues to what compelled the men who went to war
Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War by Dora L. Costa and Matthew […]
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Believe it or not, here’s something new on Lee
Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863-1865 by Ethan S. Rafuse […]
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Daily Quiz for August 12, 2009
Laura Arnold, an ardent Unionist, was sister to this Confederate general.
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The Story of the 1st and 2nd South Carolina
Firebrands of Liberty: The Story of Two Black Regiments That Changed the Course of […]
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The Long Shadow of the March to the Sea
Sherman’s March in Myth and Memory by Edward Caudill and Paul Ashdown Rowman […]
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South Carolina takes on the Feds
The birth of the states’ rights movement can be traced to the Tariff of 1828.
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Seeds of conflict
The convergence of cotton and new farm technology made the Southern economy flourish.
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Missouri Compromise exposed the raw nerve of slavery
Missouri Compromise: Problem arose when Missouri wanted to join the Union with slavery, threatening the balance between free and slave states.