Slavery and the Civil War: What Your History Teacher Didn't Tell You

A Handbook to Combat Revisionist History

By: Garry Bowers

Narrated by: George Bagby

Length: 1 hr and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

Nothing in American history has ever equaled the death and destruction of the intense and bloody warfare of 1861-1865 between Americans. Given the size of the population at the time, that period is unmatched in the scale of military mobilization, in the destruction of property on our own soil, and in the casualties, not only of soldiers but of Southern civilians, Black and White.

For later generations, such a horror must have the comfort of a moral justification. We fall back on righteousness and romanticism: The war must have been a noble and necessary crusade carried out against evil people who refused to give up their slaves.

But is this true? Did those men in blue really sacrifice their lives for the freedom and equality of Black Americans? Did those men in gray give their lives so that some could continue to hold Black Americans in slavery?

Garry Bowers, with 20 years teaching experience in Alabama public schools tackles this great question with information, reason, and courage. Shotwell is proud to publish this work for the use of students and teachers.

©2019 Garry Bowers (P)2020 Shotwell Publishing LLC

Outstanding for its truth!

My only complaint was that it was too short. The content of it is absolutely truthful, and is very interesting. it sheds light on all of the lies that are forced down our throats by the media and our idiot school systems My family owned a plantation during the Civil War in Tennessee, and we own slaves I am proud of my ancestors, and if this was 1861, I would be wearing a gray uniform with the intention of killing as many Yankees as I could But whether you are southern or Yankee, the truth is that the Civil War, like any other war, was fought for money, greed and control I strongly recommend this work to anyone, southern or Yankee, who is interested in the truth. The only reason I didn’t give the performance five stars is because it was a tiny bit mechanical. But I think the fellow who read it did a fine job, regardless.

Great listen

This is an excellent listen. One that I would suggest to anyone. Anyone should check it out.

the real history

A short time ago, I wrote a document about the cause of the Civil War, and it was not slavery. My document came close to the same thing that Garry Wrote. Why would 75% of the South that didn't own slaves and had no desire to own one, go to war with an army twice its size, leave their wife and children, to fight for a filthy rich slave owner so that he could keep his slaves? You guessed it, ... ZERO. ... The war was fought over the greed of tax happy politicians who were trying to cash-in on the cotton crops of the South.

I pray more people give this book a listen.

I pray people listen to this book with an open mind and if inclined, look up some of the sources used in this work. Our country cannot ever heal if we are deprived the means to recover.

Truth spoken

Not overlooking or diminishing wrongs of Slavery, but when something cost equivalent of $10K to $12K in Today’s money, you know mistreating it is out of the question. That is why negroes stayed after war. Northern Industrialists mistreated workers because there was always ten more to take their place. WPA slave narratives have more positive to say than negative. Northern dominance to plunder coffers was reason they invaded South. It was all about establishing the Whigs’ dream of Hamilton Clay and Lincoln to have high protection tariffs, internal improvements that never are finished and a central bank to print money and have the power to control elections. Northern manipulators stoking hatred who believe they are superior. New England superiority vs white supremacy. Thaddeus Stephens was a plunderer who enriched himself while posing as a man who fought for negroes. He was a charlatan, like Lincoln and others.

Great history book...

...as if it matters. So called "fact checkers" would NEVER read such a fact-filled book that is diametrically opposed to the victimization of entitled classes. We, sadly, have passed the point of no return in honesty, factually and concise historical information taught to children and college students. Truth is still truth even if no one teaches it. And lies are still lies even if everyone teaches it.

Absolute garbage

Eye opening only to the mindset of followers of the lost cause fallacious sympathisers. if you're teachers are using this as an educational reference, rather than actual scholarship, ask more questions about the company you choose to keep.

Really?

Trying to justify slavery is revolting! Just because it happened all over the world does not make it morally acceptable. As a black from the south, we are well aware of what Lincoln’s motivations were and were not. We know he no hero. He was just as vile as all whites were then and now.

Denial

False narrative

Denial of the brutality and sting of slavery in the USA despite actual account and testimony from the enslaved.

Beware of bias.

Slavery in the Civil War

This audiobook was, thankfully, brief.

While I share Mr. Bowers’ distaste for revisionist history, I cannot agree with much of his analysis.

While the majority of his facts are correct, they suffer from the same mistakes the revisionists fall pray to…cherry picking facts which support his beliefs while ignoring those which do not.

The truth to most historical subjects is usually somewhere in the middle. Labeling President Lincoln as a terrorist will not win over the minds of your opponents.