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BigmanPigman

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7. I remember the Ken Burns documentary
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 05:49 PM
Jun 2020

of the Civil War and one historian said that the war could have ended earlier if the people in the Northeast were more involved. Ivy League students were more involved with being on the college crew team than going to fight. This was a glimpse into the attitude of some of those living in that part of the country at the time.

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