The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 1: Building the Merrimack
The Confederates begin their strategy to combat the superior Union Navy by creating a new technologically superior warship.
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In this mini-episode, Chris Calton briefly reviews the important themes and takeaways from the first year of the Civil War.
Chapter 3. Origins of the Old Right, Part II: The Tory Anarchism
The audiobook version of The Betrayal of the American Right.
Chapter 8. The Postwar Renaissance, Part II: Politics and Foreign Policy
The audiobook version of The Betrayal of the American Right.
Chapter 13. The Early 1960s: From Right to Left
The audiobook version of The Betrayal of the American Right.
Introduction to ‘The Betrayal of the American Right’
The introduction to The Betrayal of the American Right.
Chapter 4. The New Deal and the Emergence of the Old Right
The audiobook version of The Betrayal of the American Right.
Chapter 9. The Postwar Renaissance, Part III: Libertarians and Foreign Policy
The audiobook version of The Betrayal of the American Right.
Chapter 14. The Later 1960s: The New Left
The audiobook version of The Betrayal of the American Right.
