American History

Following on from the recent post about the various arguments surrounding slavery in the 1850s, it was logical to follow on with the next crucial step in the outbreak of the American Civil War: that of the 1860 presidential election. This election exposed the fragile political alignments that had been prodded and tested throughout the […]

Whilst doing a bit of reading-up for upcoming lectures on 19th Century America I came across the book The American Civil War: A Hands-On History by Christopher J. Olsen. It provides a clear, in-depth overview of the reasons leading to the American Civil War in 1861, as well as an overview of key events and […]