Welcome to the History Unplugged Podcast, the unscripted show that celebrates unsung

heroes, myth busts historical lies, and rediscovers the forgotten stories that changed our world.

I'm your host, Scott Rank.

Before the Civil War, the American economy was a lot like Russia.

It was agriculturally based, and it depended on the labor of people who didn't have full legal rights.

But after the Civil War, America rapidly industrialized and it became a lot more Western

European in how its economy was

set up. What was the tipping point? Was it just the emancipation of slaves? Well, it was actually a lot

more than that and it was a story of industrialists who got directly involved in the war effort

and radically transformed America. In this episode, I'm talking with Jeffrey Wirt, who's the author of the new book, Civil

War Barrens.

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