A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding of Why We Fought the Civil War
A Civil War, American History, Nonfiction book. I have mixed feelings about this book. There is so much about...
By the time John Brown hung from the gallows for his crimes at Harper’s Ferry, Northern abolitionists had made him a "holy martyr" in their campaign against Southern slave owners. This Northern hatred for Southerners long predated their objections to slavery. They were convinced that New England, whose spokesmen had begun the American Revolution, should have been the leader of the new nation. Instead, they had been displaced by Southern "slavocrats" like Thomas Jefferson. This malevolent envy exacerbated the South’s greatest fear: a race war. Jefferson’s cry, "We are truly to be pitied," summed up their dread. For decades, extremists in both regions flung insults and threats, creating intractable enmities. By 1861, only a civil war that would kill a million men could save the Union.
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I have mixed feelings about this book. There is so much about the thesis that is well worth considering. On the other hand, there are a few unconventional things that he says not backed up well with good notes leaving you to guess where his point came from. Thomas Fleming, who is primarily a historian of the American Revolution, begins... The best thing about this book was posing the question: "Why were so many other countries able to find a peaceful resolution to slavery?" Downhill from there quickly. Ugh. There is so much to say about this festering turd of a book that I don't even know where to start. If you think abolitionists were PROBABLY the villain in the story of American slavery and the lead up to the Civil War, then this book is for you. If you feel a lot of pity for the predicament of 19th century slave owners, or can't believe...
