tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15559257.post1973546236033707365..comments2023-10-28T03:27:48.415-07:00Comments on Books are my only friends: What Hath God WroughtTripphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167966624693577245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15559257.post-68153343247369448472010-04-19T13:50:34.051-07:002010-04-19T13:50:34.051-07:00Paul,
Thanks for the reply. I agree that there wi...Paul,<br /><br />Thanks for the reply. I agree that there will multiple drivers for the Civil War, but I think it is hard to make a case that slavery was not the principal underlying driver. I think it is hard to make a case that secession would have happened without the slave based economy of the Southern states.<br /><br />TrippTripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167966624693577245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15559257.post-2853207024245450732010-04-19T11:35:38.714-07:002010-04-19T11:35:38.714-07:00I always thought of that period of time as The Ear...I always thought of that period of time as The Early Republic. I don't know if there is a real historian's consensus on a good title. If you want, a good ramp up to that age is The Age of Federalism. You can get the link from my post here fictionalskeptic.net/2008/09/on-the-age-of-federalism-and-the-constituion/<br /><br />The ramp up to the Civil War is a pretty interesting time and full of complexity that many miss. Though slavery is seen as the most popular reason for it to the layman, there was plenty of underlying reasons dating back to the original debates on the Constitution.Paulhttp://fictionalskeptic.netnoreply@blogger.com