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The Great Lie of the Civil War
If you think the Civil War was fought to end slavery, youve been duped.
In fact, as distinguished military historian Samuel Mitcham argues in his provocative new book, It Wasnt About Slavery, no political party advocated freeing the slaves in the presidential election of 1860. The Republican Party platform opposed the expansion of slavery to the western states, but it did not embrace abolition.
The real cause of the war was a dispute over money and self-determination.
Before the Civil War, the South financed most of the federal governmentbecause the federal government was funded by tariffs, which were paid disproportionately by the agricultural South that imported manufactured goods.
Yet, most federal government spending and subsidies benefited the North. The South wanted a more limited federal government and lower tariffsthe ideals of Thomas Jeffersonand when the South could not get that, it opted for independence.
Lincoln was unprepared when the Southern states seceded, and force was the only way to bring themand their tariff moneyback. That was the real cause of the war.
A well-documented and compelling read by a master historian, It Wasnt About Slavery will change the way you think about Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the cause and legacy of Americas momentous Civil War.
If you think the Civil War was fought to end slavery, youve been duped.
In fact, as distinguished military historian Samuel Mitcham argues in his provocative new book, It Wasnt About Slavery, no political party advocated freeing the slaves in the presidential election of 1860. The Republican Party platform opposed the expansion of slavery to the western states, but it did not embrace abolition.
The real cause of the war was a dispute over money and self-determination.
Before the Civil War, the South financed most of the federal governmentbecause the federal government was funded by tariffs, which were paid disproportionately by the agricultural South that imported manufactured goods.
Yet, most federal government spending and subsidies benefited the North. The South wanted a more limited federal government and lower tariffsthe ideals of Thomas Jeffersonand when the South could not get that, it opted for independence.
Lincoln was unprepared when the Southern states seceded, and force was the only way to bring themand their tariff moneyback. That was the real cause of the war.
A well-documented and compelling read by a master historian, It Wasnt About Slavery will change the way you think about Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the cause and legacy of Americas momentous Civil War.
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A great read! Very informative, well written, and superbly researched. It brings out the truth behind the Civil War for those who can handle it. I recommend it highly.
Phil Robertson , author of The Thief of Americas Soul and Duck Dynasty patriarch
A number of good historians have lately published books challenging the American Myth of Righteousnessthe claim that the great War Between the States was all about freeing the slaves. It is juvenile to believe that so large and complicated a historical event as the U.S. governments massively destructive and revolutionary invasion and conquest of Americans of the South was, unlike every other war in history, entirely a matter of benevolence. Dr. Samuel Mitcham has nailed down this myth for all times for those who have the honesty to hear the evidence. If it was about one thing, the war was about money , the intent of the ruling elements of the North to keep their profitable control of Southern land and people. When the leaders of both sides made their plans and the soldiers of both sides went into battle, they were not thinking about the slaves.
Clyde Wilson , professor emeritus, University of South Carolina, author of a dozen books and 600 articles, editor of the twenty-eight volume Papers of John C. Calhoun , and founding dean of the Stephen Dill Lee Institute
The minions of political correctness have been given a near death blow by Dr. Mitchams latest book, It Wasnt About Slavery . Mitcham charges into the fray with a cartridge box full of truth and skillfully destroys the central element of the neo-Marxist assault upon the South. As Mitcham plainly demonstrates, regardless of which side of the Mason-Dixon Line Americas heroes were born, the use of this politically correct myth about slavery and the War Between the States is their starting point in attacking traditional American heroes. Mitchams book, It Wasnt About Slavery, is more of a defense of traditional American heroes and values than a defense of the South.
Walter Donald Kennedy , author of The South Was Right!
Dr. Samuel Mitchams prowess as an author and a historian booms to the forefront in this book , It Wasnt About Slavery. In this age of politically correct history, which in reality is incorrect history, it is refreshing to find a noted historian who will not cower before the sycophants of false history. Dr. Mitchams historical insight educates us, while his courage inspires us.
Paul Grambling, Jr. , commander-in-chief, Sons of Confederate Veterans
In Dr. Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.s It Wasnt About Slavery, the author presents a well-researched and thoroughly examined history of slavery in America that provides an unbiased and intelligent explanation of the real issues leading up to the Civil Warmost importantly the long-accepted issue of slavery as the base cause of the War. Mitchams research is eye-opening for the modern-day student of history who has too often been taught to believe that the evil of slavery only existed in the South, and that it was solely the Norths attempt to abolish slavery that prompted the South to war. Mitcham picks apart this long-held belief and offers a clear, logical perspective on the real issues at the root of the Civil War and why the North branded slavery as the chief cause of Southern secession. Mitchams compelling argument is a must read for those who long to know the truth about the institution of slavery in American history.
Bridget Smith , author of Where Elephants Fought
It has often been repeated that slavery was the cause of the War Between the States. Most who state this do so for political reasons. This aberrant notion has often been written about. Dr. Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.s book It Wasnt About Slavery is a good historical documentation for the fact that some cannot face. The War, indeed, was not about slavery.
Paul H. Yarbrough , author of Mississippi Cotton and Thy Brothers Blood
Dr. Samuel Mitchams new book has a title thats going to upset a lot of people It Wasnt About Slavery: Exposing the Great Lie of the Civil War . To say this goes against the grain of popular culture is to make a gross understatement, but I would recommend you give the book a fair chance. You might not agree with everything he writes, but Dr. Mitcham makes his case that it was about moneyor as I would say the same thing in another way, power. In an extensively sourced 179-page book, he lays out the entire history of the differences and frictions between the sections of the United States that together led to the most devastating war in its history. His book is a greatly needed corrective to current discourse and it is the rest of the story.
Major General John Scales , author of The Battles and Campaigns of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest
Samuel Mitcham has dismantled the Myth of the Enlightened and Noble Federal Cause and exposed the real origin of the War for Southern Self-Determination. To gain a holistic view of the conflict, professional historians and history buffs alike must read this book!
Kevin Adkins , author and Civil War historian
In his most recent book, It Wasnt About Slavery , Dr. Mitcham conveniently gathers into one place the relevant facts regarding the Civil War and slavery that took many of us years to find and digest on our own. If you want to understand the war and the current hysterical and increasingly violent response to Southern symbols, Southern monuments, and even Southern memory, heres your chance!
Paul C. Graham , author of Confederaphobia: An American Epidemic and When the Yankees Come: Former South Carolina Slaves Remember Shermans Invasion
Wow! Few authors today possess the intestinal fortitude to tackle highly controversial issues. Dr. Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. has done just that with his latest work, It Wasnt About Slavery: Exposing the Great Lie of the Civil War. Slavery did indeed play a role in the events leading up to the War Between the States. However, it turns out it was just one of many issues that led to the greatest conflict in the history of the United States. Dr. Mitcham, through extensive research, brings to light valid arguments that explain why the citizens of the southern states, nearly all of whom did not own slaves, were willing to risk everything and take up arms against the federal government.
Exploring constitutional issues such as nullification and the very act of secession, cultural differences, and the economies of both the North and the South, a valid argument is made that slavery was indeed a trigger, NOT the cause of the Civil War. In this age of revisionist history, this work stands alone as a must read for any true scholar committed to preserving the real history of the United States.
James Michael Pasley , retired history professor and author of Matt: Warriors and Wagon Trains
Samuel Mitcham has provided a great service to American history. The current attempt to reduce the causes of a complex war to slavery and only slavery is akin to middle school logic. No other historical event is given such a sophomoric treatment. Mitcham destroys this simplistic narrative and properly contextualizes the most important event in our collective historical consciousness.
Brion McClanahan , author of Nine Presidents Who Screwed Up America: And Four Who Tried to Save Her
I was pleasantly surprised by this book on slavery and the Civil War. The book opens with quotes from Robert E. Lee and George Orwell on the topic of truth. The table of contents lists fifteen chapters followed by an extensive bibliography. In the introduction, the author summarizes his belief that the freedom of the slaves was not the cause of the war but the result of the war, and discusses how the root cause was money and the determination to not allow Southern self-determination. Of the numerous books I have read concerning the issue of slavery in Americas Civil War, this is the most powerfully convincing and factual Ive found. It is certainly a book that needs to be in every historians library.
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