Ep. 98: The Civil War as Corporatist Conquest
Liberty Chronicles
English - March 19, 2019 04:15 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsPolitics News History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It is a mistake to think of the Civil War a just a conflict between slavery and freedom. Planters and industrialists were interrelated groups that were dependent on the output of one another. The Civil War was not a clear contest between two groups as many academics make it out to be.
What was at stake during the Civil War? What impact did the Civil War have on America in the years following? Did the Civil War make the Federal Government to powerful? How did the Union use the Constitution throughout the Civil War to their advantage?
Further Reading:Civil War Created the Modern US Economy, written by Jeremy Bender
The Business of Civil War: Military Mobilization and the State, 1861-1865. written by Mark R. Wilson
Related Content:Was the Civil War a Libertarian Moment?, Liberty Chronicles Podcast
Why Did the Southern States Secede?, written by Anthony Comegna
Seward’s “Little Bell”, Liberty Chronicles Podcast
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