The best Abolition History of the U.S. eBooks: Reddit reviews

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The Morill Tariff DIDNT EXIST before the southerners left Congress. They had already decided to leave before the Tarriff was passed.

Moreover, slavery WAS an economic issue for the south, as in their entire economy was based off the production of cotton by slave agriculture.

Slaves themselves were a speculative investment for southerners, which increased in value all the way up to 1860, and the future wealth of the south was dependent on the expansion of slavery into the new Western territories. The reason slaves had such value was that cotton was the main raw material for the early industrial revolution, both in England and the US.

Being critical oh historical sources is fine, but when nearly all the contemporary sources before/ during the civil war from the south say "We are fighting to preserve/ expand slavery", I think its safe to take them at their word.

Further reading for how the slave economy actually worked, and the debates leading up to the war.

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A People's History of the United States

The first chapter is about Columbus and includes excerpts from his own journals. Highly recommended.

yes, real good book on this here for anyone interested

i'm a huge fan of history. only topic that interests me for the most part.

Looks at history textbooks.

Walks away against the setting sun, smoking a limp cigarette.

Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery Kindle Edition by Anne Farrow (Author), Joel Lang (Author), Jenifer Frank (Author)

1. What This Cruel War was Over, by Chandra Manning
2. The Cause of All Nations: An International History of the American Civil War, by Don H. Hoyle

1 is actually necessary for understanding the division between northern and southern culture.

2 is useful for putting the civil war in its proper international context. The fact that a lot of Europeans fought in the American Civil War is something hardly anyone remembers today.

And the reason so many people are focusing on the Civil War is because the US before that point was really a different country than the one after.

Camels were here quite a while ago, thanks Mormons!