If you are a fan of American history, or a typically educated American, I’d wager that the period of that history from the war of 1812 to the Civil War is something of a black hole in your knowledge of it. I know it was for me. I’d further wage that very few Americans could name any of the presidents who led America during that tumultuous time; maybe Andrew Jackson, but probably none of the others. So when I came across a book called, “What…
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