1. James McPherson is by training very much a top-down political and military historian, interested in the decisions of presidents & generals. But in Battle Cry of Freedom he also clearly recognizes that Civil War was bottom-up "people's war" -- makes for an interesting tension
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2. Was just thinking about how mad some lunkheads were at
@jbouie's "The slaves freed the slaves." But that's really a common sense version of the story if you have eyes to see.Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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jeet why do you tweet
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not in a bad way I'm just curious. I have an inquisitive mind. believe me, it's a curse
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