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SUMMARY:LWV of Wilmette and WPL Book Group (Virtual)
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DESCRIPTION:How the South Won the Civil War by Heather Cox Richardson.\nht
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>We will be discussing&nbsp\;<em>How the So
 uth Won the Civil War: Oligarchy\, Democracy\, and the Continuing Fight fo
 r the Soul of America</em> by Heather Cox Richardson.</p>\n<p>While the No
 rth prevailed in the Civil War\, ending slavery and giving the country a "
 new birth of freedom\," Heather Cox Richardson argues in this provocative 
 work that democracy's blood-soaked victory was ephemeral. The system that 
 had sustained the defeated South moved westward and there established a fo
 othold. It was a natural fit. Settlers from the East had for decades been 
 pushing into the West\, where the seizure of Mexican lands at the end of t
 he Mexican-American War and treatment of Native Americans cemented racial 
 hierarchies. The South and West equally depended on extractive industries-
 cotton in the former and mining\, cattle\, and oil in the latter-giving ri
 se a new birth of white male oligarchy\, despite the guarantees provided b
 y the 13th\, 14th\, and 15th Amendments\, and the economic opportunities a
 fforded by expansion.</p>\n<p>To reveal why this happened\,&nbsp\;How the 
 South Won the Civil War&nbsp\;traces the story of the American paradox\, t
 he competing claims of equality and subordination woven into the nation's 
 fabric and identity.&nbsp\;Richardson's searing book seizes upon the soul 
 of the country and its ongoing struggle to provide equal opportunity to al
 l. Debunking the myth that the Civil War released the nation from the grip
  of oligarchy\, expunging the sins of the Founding\, it reveals how and wh
 y the Old South not only survived in the West\, but thrived. (From the pub
 lisher.)</p>\n<p>Find a copy of the book&nbsp\;<a href="https://ccs.polari
 slibrary.com/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=55.1033.0.0.53&amp\;typ
 e=Default&amp\;term=How%20the%20south%20won%20the%20civil%20war%20richards
 on&amp\;by=KW&amp\;sort=MP&amp\;limit=AB=55%20OR%20(OWN=3)&amp\;query=&amp
 \;page=0&amp\;searchid=1">here</a>.&nbsp\;You can also find the ebook on&n
 bsp\;<a href="dlil.overdrive.com">Digital Library of Illinois</a>&nbsp\;or
  through the Libby app on your device.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registration will cl
 ose two hours before the program begins and registrants will receive a lin
 k to join shortly thereafter.</p>\n<p>Please email community@wilmettelibra
 ry.info with any questions about how to access the program via Zoom.</p>\n
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