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New in Paperback - This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War
The good folks at Oxford University Press recently sent me a copy of the new paperback edition of James McPherson’s This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War. First published in 2007, … more →
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New in Paperback - This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War
Rene Tyree wrote 1 month ago: The good folks at Oxford University Press recently sent me a copy of the new paperback edition of J … more →
The American Civil War
multimedialearningllc wrote 2 months ago: This 1954 Encyclopedia Britannica film depicts the major military events and helps explain contribut … more →
Emancipation Proclamation, 1863
multimedialearningllc wrote 5 months ago: The Emancipation Proclamation packs a lot of punch for such a short document. This makes it a good o … more →
Was the Civil War a just war?
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Justyn Dillingham wrote 8 months ago: “Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shak … more →
The Sacking of Lawrence, May 21, 1856 - 7 The Deed
Rene Tyree wrote 9 months ago: Sacking of Lawrence, 1856 This post completes the series, “The Sacking of Lawrence May 21, 1856.” Re … more →
The Sacking of Lawrence, May 21, 1856 - 6 The Wakarusa War
Rene Tyree wrote 10 months ago: Samuel J. Jones David Potter suggests that much of the discord between Kansans and Missourians was l … more →
The Sacking of Lawrence, May 21, 1856 - 5 Beecher's Bibles
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Rene Tyree wrote 10 months ago: Digital ID: cph 3b37012 Source: b&w film copy neg. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-90663 (b&w … more →
The Sacking of Lawrence, May 21, 1856 - 4
Rene Tyree wrote 10 months ago: An illustration shows men lining up to vote on the issue of slavery in Kansas Territory. In 1855 vot … more →
The Sacking of Lawrence, May 21, 1856 - 1
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Rene Tyree wrote 10 months ago: Ruins of the Free State Hotel, Lawrence, Kansas. From a Daguerreotype. (The Kansas State Historical … more →
The Compromise of 1850: Effective Political Action or Forecast of Disaster?
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Rene Tyree wrote 10 months ago: Thanks to everyone that has participated in the Compromise of 1850 Poll going on here. If you haven … more →
On Racism in the Antebellum North - 3 - Lincoln
Rene Tyree wrote 11 months ago: Tonight I wrap up a short series of posts dealing with the topic of racism in the Antebellum North. … more →
On Racism in the Antebellum North - 2 - Douglas
Rene Tyree wrote 11 months ago: I recently had the opportunity to listen to a performance of the first four debates between Abraham … more →
On Racism in the Antebellum North
Rene Tyree wrote 11 months ago: "How you find yourself?" Source: Lithograph by Edward Clay, Life in Philadelphia, plate 4 … more →
New Acquisition: Nativism and Slavery: The Northern Know Nothings & the Politics of the 1850's
Rene Tyree wrote 11 months ago: My copy of Tyler Anbinder’s Nativism and Slavery: The Northern Know Nothings & the Politic … more →
Fugitive Slave Law Backfires
Rene Tyree wrote 11 months ago: Source: American Treasurers of the Library of Congress Interesting reading from Bruce Levine’s … more →
On Know Nothings and Secret Societies - 8
Rene Tyree wrote 11 months ago: The three days of May 1844. Columbia mourns her citizens slain. Source: Library of Congress Few woul … more →
On Know Nothings and Secret Societies - 5
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Rene Tyree wrote 12 months ago: Flag of the Know Nothing Party Historian James McPherson points out that the membership in the Know … more →
On Know Nothings and Secret Societies - 1
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Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: Bits of white paper strewn across a prearranged site announced the meeting of the brotherhood. Held … more →
Political History Word of the Day - Jingoistic
Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: I ran across the word “jingoistic” tonight in my reading of a fascinating book, The Part … more →
