In this riveting, character-driven history, one of our most respected historians traces the diseases in the public mind—the distortions of reality—that destroyed George Washington's vision of a united America and inflicted the tragedy that still divide's the nation's soul.
Thomas Fleming, a distinguished historian and author of more than fifty books, was a frequent guest on PBS, A&E, and the History Channel. He also contributed articles to
American Heritage, MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, and many other magazines.
ForeWard,Summer 2013“Extremely captivating…Ties together disparate people and events in revealing ways…Fascinating and entertaining.”
Philadelphia Tribune,5/23/13“Makes a convincing case that the polarization that divided the North and South and led to the Civil War began decades earlier than most historians are willing to admit…
A Disease in the Public Mindis an attempt to offer understanding and forgiveness for both sides of a war the continues to challenge the country's founding principles of liberty and equality.”
Garden Grove Journal, 5/23/13“[Fleming's] research is excellent…This book presents an interesting perspective on the Civil War and its causes that is a clear departure from most of the literature on that subject.”
Huffington Post, 8/27/2013“With myth destroying zeal and careful research Fleming contends that a fanatical sense of moral superiority on the part of the abolitionists, an irrational fear of a race war by Southerners abetted by sinister political posturing, and a deeply biased media were the prime motivating factors in a war that by far surpassed the casualties of all wars combined since America was founded…Fleming delves deeply into the hate and alarm engendered by both sides.”
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