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Earth Bound Misfit

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31. She's brilliant.

Reply to Tesha (Original post)

Mon Jul 10, 2023, 08:47 AM

Jul 2023

Her book "How the South Won the Civil War" is an excellent read.

https://www.amazon.com/How-South-Won-Civil-War/dp/0190900903

Richardson's searing book seizes upon the soul of the country and its ongoing struggle to provide equal opportunity to all. Debunking the myth that the Civil War released the nation from the grip of oligarchy, expunging the sins of the Founding, it reveals how and why the Old South not only survived in the West, but thrived.

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If you don't read Heather Cox Richardson... [View all] Tesha Jul 2023 OP

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She's brilliant. Earth Bound Misfit Jul 2023 #31