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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Replying to @levistahl
@levistahl@matthunte Yep. Neo-confederates were better at winning history wars than Confederates were at winning the fighting war.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@HeerJeet@levistahl I wonder if Wilson's being educated at Princeton played a factor.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@levistahl I'm thinking of Princeton's historical links to the South: https://paw.princeton.edu/issues/2011/03/23/pages/4092/index.xml …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@matthunte@levistahl By early 1960s (partially because of his tax problems) Wilson disgusted by mainstream USA and looking for alternatives1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@HeerJeet@levistahl Right. I was trying to find a way to reconcile his apparent radicalism with the Lost Cause sympathy.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@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 …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@levistahl @matthunte No question, Patriotic Gore has rich stuff. The discussion of Grant's memoir worth price of the ticket.
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