Throughout the 1850s, tensions over slavery continued to divide the Northern and Southern states. Finally, after the election of Abraham Lincoln, seven of the fifteen slave states broke away from the Union.

Secession: The First Wave

In Historical Controversies, Mises Institute scholar Chris Calton debunks the history you may have learned in school. Armed with facts, theory, and a Rothbardian appreciation for historical narrative, Calton enlightens and entertains in a podcast that has something to offer all audiences.
See the podcast's updated Corrections and Qualifications page.
See also Chris Calton's Bibliographic Essays (PDF): Season 1, History of the War on Drugs (Mises.org/EC1Bib) and Season 2: Antebellum United States (Mises.org/EC2Bib).

History

Society & Culture

Focusing primarily on the story of nine-year-old Elsie Duncan, Chris recounts the terrible years that followed the Battle of Shiloh for the civilians left in its wake. 

Life After Shiloh: Tory Rule

Chris Calton overviews the history of governmental efforts to stigmatize marijuana.

Reefer Madness: Government Efforts to Criminalize Marijuana

In this special collaborative episode, Chris Calton and Dangerous History Podcast's "Professor CJ" share the vivid memoirs of two young soldiers fighting on opposing sides of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.

"A Glittering Lie" — The True Battle of Shiloh

Chris Calton recounts the second and final day of the Battle of Shiloh, and the story of the Battle of Fallen Timbers. 

The Battle of Shiloh, Part 4: "Tell My Mother I Died Like A Soldier"

Chris Calton details the intense fighting at The Battle of Shiloh, where thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers fought in a narrow portion of the battlefield nicknamed "The Hornet's Nest."

Secession: The First Wave

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