It's how I remember being taught Civil War as a kid, too, early '80s southern Illinois. Slavery, sure, but state's rights & carpetbaggers.
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@HeerJeet@levistahl Right. I was trying to find a way to reconcile his apparent radicalism with the Lost Cause sympathy. -
@matthunte@HeerJeet Yet it's also peppered w/Wilson's typically interesting thoughts.Just found Blight on the topic: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history/2012/03/edmund_wilson_s_patriotic_gore_one_of_the_most_important_and_confounding_books_ever_written_about_the_civil_war_.html … - Show replies
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