The Misnamed Conflict
The continual stream of books about the Civil War generally focus on soldiers, generals, weapons, uniforms, medical procedures, and battlefield maneuvers—along with the usual accounts of suffering, misery, and death.
The calm picture of businessmen and clerks engaged in their business of buying and selling cotton at the New Orleans Cotton Exchange is not the typical image one finds on the cover or dust jacket of books about the Civil War. But the Edgar Degas painting that graces the cover of Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War tells the reader that this is no ordinary book on the Civil War. This is an insightful book that breaks much new ground. The authors apply economic theory to historical events to illuminate the causes and consequences of the Civil War as no other book about that misnamed conflict. [Full Article]
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Someone from the Illinois Constitution Party brought up this issue at tonight's TownHall.com Meetup here in Springfield.
As I've said before, I used to like Lincoln... but keep in mind that I'm right here, in the 'Land of Lincoln'... And keep in mind that I've grown older since then :-)
A lot of people who don't know that much about the Civil War War Between the States/War of Southern Independence, and who don't know that much about the Constitution, and about Lincoln and his times... They continue to like him. But for others of us, our views can change once we learn more. I've gone from having the "official" view of Lincoln to the view more in line with paleo-libertarianism and paleo-conservatism. Now maybe I should eventually move down South too...
Published: December 7, 2004 11:02 PM