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In reply to the discussion: Lincoln's other legacy. [View all]

Democracyinkind

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3. I once thought about writing a Master's thesis about the connection between TCR and the Civil War
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:18 PM
Feb 2013

It is still my hope that one day I'll have the time and the funding to do it, even as private project. I first noticed that the TCR was quite directly connected to the Civil War while reading congressional debates during Bleeding Kansas. Come to think of it, a project about control of TCR routes and the origins of the Kansas-Nebraska act would be quite interesting in itself.

Just something I thought about while reading your thoughtful reply.
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