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The Economics of the Civil War

Mark Thornton, coauthor of Tariffs, Blockades and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War, offers a series of seven lectures, presented to the Auburn University Academy for Lifelong Learners, hosted... Read more

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3. The Union Blockade and Southern Strategy

3. The Union Blockade and Southern Strategy

Tariffs were generally favorable for the North and unfavorable for the South. They were a key political battle for forty... Read more

2 Feb 2005

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8. The Civil War and the Growth of Government

8. The Civil War and the Growth of Government

Black reconstruction after the Civil War did much better than the dire predictions made. The black population recovered ... Read more

9 Mar 2005

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7. The Cost and Consequences of the Civil War

7. The Cost and Consequences of the Civil War

There was a sea change in money and banking in the U.S. as a result of the Civil War. Government became the primary regu... Read more

3 Mar 2005

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6. Inflation: North and South

6. Inflation: North and South

Inflation is a giant rip off, a stealth tax stealing purchasing power. Money is not neutral. The first receivers of new ... Read more

24 Feb 2005

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5. Confederate Blockade of the South

5. Confederate Blockade of the South

The Confederate government blockaded the Southern economy by bad policies like impressment and trying to run the blockad... Read more

16 Feb 2005

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