What role did economics play in leading the United States into the Civil War in the 1860s, and how did the war affect the economies of the North and the South?

What role did economics play in leading the United States into the Civil War in the 1860s, and how did the war affect the economies of the North and the South?

Was Abraham Lincoln a racist, as some critics would have us believe? Was he the father of big government, as some others maintain? Was the sixteenth president a

“Captivating . . . [Lowenstein] makes what subsequently occurred at Treasury and on Wall Street during the early 1860s seem as enthralling as what transpired

This work provides an assessment of the crucial roles played by the Union and Confederate navies in the Civil War. From Craig Symonds, author of the 2009 Lincol