Causes of the Civil War Archives - Confederates from Iowa:

Tiptoe on the edge of an abyss: A review of The Eve of Conflict: Stephen A. Douglas and the Needless War

David Connon
March 29, 2017
Biography / Causes of the Civil War / Politics

A parable: Joke-telling Abraham Lincoln (Republican) in a stovepipe hat; sober-minded Jefferson Davis (Ultra-secessionist Democrat); and diminutive Stephen A. Douglas (national Democrat) stood at the top of a cliff. Davis…

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Good books about early Iowa, the Underground Railroad, and the Civil War

David Connon
May 8, 2015
Book reviews / Causes of the Civil War / Civil Liberties / Civil War / Confederate Army / Early Iowa History / Enlistment / Slavery / U.S. Constitution / Underground Railroad / Union Army

I am a fan of well-documented books with solid reasoning. I recommend the following books about early Iowa history, the Underground Rail Road, slavery, causes of the Civil War, reasons…