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Alan Taylor on Revolutionary Ironies and the Continental Civil War

Conversations with Tyler

CHAPTER

Crisis and Conflicts in the American Republic

Exploring the fears of collapse in the American Republic, the chapter discusses the historical crisis of 1860-1861 and the recurring sense of uncertainty surrounding the durability of a large-scale republican government. It also contrasts American perceptions of the Swiss Confederacy in the 1780s and the shift towards advocating for a more centralized national government.

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