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A Little Bit of L, B, and E with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen

Life and Books and Everything

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The Importance of the American Civil War

The American Civil War looms so large because it was the first truly modern war that presaged what we saw in things like World War I. It's just when you see one battle at the outset of the American Civil War, having more casualties than every other U.S. conflict combined to that point, I think that gives you a little of that perspective. And then I've got an eight year old son who absolutely loves history, loves a whole variety. So yeah, surprise, surprise there. We're looking forward to it.

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