Deep Thoughts

Deep Thoughts By H.W. Crocker III (3)

by Kevin Levin on October 4, 2009 · 14 comments · Follow me on

in Lost Cause, Memory

This week’s installment takes us to the end of Part I in Crocker’s The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War.  With Fort Sumter fired upon and Lincoln’s call for troops issued, Crocker leaves us with this little gem about the South and a looming war: It was its martial prowess–its men born to the [...]

Deep Thoughts By H.W. Crocker III (2)

by Kevin Levin on September 26, 2009 · 16 comments · Follow me on

in Civil War Culture, Lost Cause

It’s a pretty miserable day here in central Virginia.  On top of the rain I am strung out on the couch watching college football and dealing with a cold and sore throat.  Since it looks like I will not get anything serious done today I thought I might offer you the second installment of my [...]

I thought I might start a little series of posts from The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War by H.W. Crocker III.   I would say that such passages are worth a good laugh, but then I step back and realize that these books sell incredibly well both here in the states and overseas. The [...]