Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2024-07-24
Tyler Cowen & Alan Taylor: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler
Alan Taylor on Revolutionary Ironies and the Continental Civil War
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Alan Taylor is Tyler's pick for one of the greatest living historians. His many books cover the early American Republic, American westward expansion, the War of 1812, Virginian slavery, Thomas Jefferson, the revolutionary settlements in Maine, and more.
Tyler Cowen recommended American Civil Wars by Alan Taylor, and discussed Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Alan Taylor discussed The Jacksonian persuasion by Marvin Meyers.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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American Civil Wars
American Civil Wars: A Continental History 1850 to 1873 by Alan Taylor is a sweeping historical analysis of the broader political, social, and military conflicts spanning the North American continent during the nineteenth century.
Recommended“let me stress the new book publication date May 21st is American Civil Wars a continental history 1850 to 1873 I enjoyed reading this very much learned a great deal from it”
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The Jacksonian persuasion
Discussed“thinking about American history so that's not an important dimension of his one great book Jacksonian persuasion and so the role of American expansion into the West at the expense of native peoples is just what was not on his agenda”
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is an influential anti-slavery novel that historically shaped public attitudes toward slavery and the American Civil War.
Discussed“how good a novel is Uncle Tom's Cabin we know it's historically very very important but just to sit down and read it what should someone today think about it uh I wouldn't if you're looking for a good read today I would not recommend Uncle Tom's Cabin”
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