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Tag Archives: American South
Guest Blog by Gordon Strong: British involvement in the American Civil War
Many, including a great proportion of Americans, are ignorant of the motives behind the Civil War. The extent of British involvement in the conflict is also generally unknown. Received opinion assigns the emancipation of the slaves as a reason for … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, British Literature, Essays
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American History, American South, British History, Civil War, Civil War History, Confederacy, English history, Gordon Strong, History, Lancashire, Lancashire Cotton Mills, Lincoln Memorial, Liverpool Ship yards, London, politics, Slavery, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Union Army, US History, Virginia
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