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The Economics of the Civil War

The Economics of the Civil War is a free lecture series (8 recordings, 10.3 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Mark Thornton.

Recorded lectures

Lectures

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  1. 01

    How Did the North Win?

    Mark Thornton · 1:14:18 · 17.0 MB

    Read the transcript 8,173 words

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  2. 02

    Economic Tools for Understanding the War

    Mark Thornton · 1:21:32 · 18.7 MB

    Read the transcript 9,412 words

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  3. 03

    The Union Blockade and Southern Strategy

    Mark Thornton · 1:15:47 · 17.3 MB

    Read the transcript 8,269 words

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  4. 04

    The Rhett Butler Effect

    Mark Thornton · 56:23 · 12.9 MB

    Read the transcript 6,284 words

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  5. 05

    Confederate Blockade of the South

    Mark Thornton · 1:17:55 · 17.8 MB

    Read the transcript 8,761 words

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  6. 06

    Inflation: North and South

    Mark Thornton · 1:27:18 · 20.0 MB

    Read the transcript 8,883 words

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  7. 07

    The Cost and Consequences of the Civil War

    Mark Thornton · 1:26:01 · 19.7 MB

    Read the transcript 9,843 words

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  8. 08

    The Civil War and the Growth of Government

    Mark Thornton · 1:17:03 · 17.6 MB

    Read the transcript 8,523 words

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People in this series

Speakers

Mark Thornton.

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About this series

Is The Economics of the Civil War free to listen to?
Yes. All 8 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is The Economics of the Civil War?
8 recordings, 10.3 hours in total.
Who lectures in The Economics of the Civil War?
Mark Thornton.
Is there a transcript of The Economics of the Civil War?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 68,148 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.