In this book, fleming continues that tradition of professional observationflemings story about our disease in the public mind is the very essence of good history. A new understanding of why we fought the civil war, by thomas fleming posted. A disease in the public mind the phrase derives from james buchanans belief that such an affliction resulted in john browns raid and the civil waris likely to be the most controversial of his nearly 20 nonfiction works. Paperback 632014 prerecorded audio player 5720 compact disc 5720 compact disc 5720 mp3 cd 5720. When the public feared that library books could spread deadly diseases. Nicola mcfadzean ducharme, nd, has written a book specifically for such people. When it comes to infectious disease and public health efforts, real life is often stranger and more entertaining than fiction. When the public feared that library books could spread. Hugs for mito is a 501c3 nonprofit advocating for mitochondrial disease and rare disease.
Can public library books harbor bacteriaviriidisease. A disease of the public mind thomas fleming american. John brown, who had declared himself to be a communist, had organized terrorist attacks in kansas which included the murder of entire families who did not own slaves, and the murder of free black men. Hughes seems so determined to make the narration lively that he runs the danger of making fleming sound intemperate. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the cdc website the centers for disease control and prevention cdc cannot attest to the accuracy of a nonfederal website.
By the time john brown hung from the gallows for his crimes at harpers ferry, northern abolitionists had made him a holy martyr in their campaign against southern slave owners. With a contrarians eye for facts others tend to overlook or minimize, fleming is always probing and incisive. Continuing, and more to the point of his thesis, fleming argues that the seeds of a primary disease of the public mind, including new englands perceived sense of political, economic and. A disease in the public mind audiobook by thomas fleming. They may be fictional psychological disorders, magical, from mythological or fantasy settings, have evolved naturally, been genetically modified most often created as biological weapons, or be any illness that came forth from the ab. In a disease in the public mind, thomas fleming sets one to thinking, as all good books should do. A disease in the public mind a new understanding of why we fought the civil war audiobook cd.
Praise for a disease in the public mind lincoln would have liked this brilliant book. A powerful lesson for what we are going through in modern times. The the disease of the public mind that fleming talks about in. A new understanding of why we fought the civil war thomas fleming da capo press, 20. A disease in the public mind by thomas fleming kirkus. This northern hatred for southerners long predated their objections to slavery. A disease of the public mind a new understanding of why we fought the civil war, thomas fleming. A disease in the public mind is an attempt to offer understanding and forgiveness for both sides of a war the continues to challenge the countrys founding principles. The impact of lyme disease on your brain, and how to reclaim your smarts. Rare disease awareness group public group facebook. For sufferers of morgellons disease worldwide and to help create both awareness and belief in the disease.
Northern rage was born of the conviction that new england, whose. A master storyteller and a wise and eloquent wordsmith, he has produced a disturbing chronicle of the national malady that led to fatal division. A disease in the public mind a new understanding of why we fought the civil war book. Historian and novelist thomas fleming is the author of more than fifty books, including two very good revisionist histories of the two world wars. By the 1950s and 1960s, the proliferation of public libraries had largely killed off private lending libraries, and the declining risk of infectious diseases and consequent public interest meant that the concept of books as transmitters of disease was no longer worthy of serious consideration. This is part of the disease in the public mind that is the theme of flemings book. But this is not 1861, when the first blood of the civil war was drawn. At least, extremism is what appears to be the disease in his extremely captivating, yet ultimately flawed book, a disease in the public mind. Flemings analysis of the events leading to the civil war presents the argument that gradualism might have saved the united states from the horrendous death toll of the war and the agonies of the reconstruction period that followed. The book is a wellresearched overview of these diseases rather than a deep dive, but its a good book to dip in and out of. But northern hatred for southerners had been long in the making. A region of the country believes the federal government in washington is undermining its culture and way of life. But it also provides invaluable insights into public policy debates in general. By the time john brown hung from the gallows for his c.
A disease in the public mind a disease in the public mind audiobook, by thomas fleming. It lights a path through history to his great goal. When opposing sides of a policy argument end up hating their adversaries more than they love those who would benefit from their cherished policy, beware. Diseases, both real and fictional, play a significant role in fiction, with certain diseases like huntingtons disease and tuberculosis appearing in many books and films. A new understanding of why we fought the civil war is specifically about why america fought the civil war. By the time his body hung from the gallows for his crimes at harpers ferry, abolitionists had made john brown a holy martyr in the fight against southern slave owners. Linking to a nonfederal website does not constitute an endorsement by cdc or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.
Titled after james buchanans statement equating these disastrous events as, an incurable disease of the public mind, flemings book can be read as a primer to understanding how wild emotion and the refusal to compromise can have disastrous results. Thus, emerged two diseases in the public mind, which was a phrase originated by president buchanan in response to john browns raid. Review of a disease in the public mind 9780306821264. A disease in the public mindthe phrase derives from james buchanans belief that such an affliction resulted in john browns raid and the civil waris likely to be the most controversial of his nearly 20 nonfiction works. A new understanding of why we fought the civil war by the time john brown hung from the gallows for his crimes at harpers ferry, northern.
A disease in the public mind presses to dispel the illusions adhered to by both staunch abolitionists and the unyielding southern slaveholders. This article is a list of fictional diseases, disorders, infections, and pathogens which appear in fiction where they have a major plot or thematic importance. Most of the indigenous peoples of the americas, though, didnt live in dense settlements, and even those who lived in villages tended to move with the seasons, taking apart their towns and rebuilding them somewhere else. An 1851 poster warning the colored people of boston about policemen acting as slave catchers.
A disease in the public mind audiobook cd san antonio. This is an intelligent and easily readable narrative of the passions that led to the american civil war. Overcoming lyme disease, writing a book, going to college. Northern rage was born of the conviction that new england. Overcoming lyme disease, writing a book, going to college by brian benson, bridgewater state university if you met patrick collins as a young teen, youd be hardpressed to imagine him jogging around his neighborhood, never mind one day running track at bridgewater state university. Review of a disease in the public mind this is the best book i have run across for an explanation of why we fought the civil war. I can highly recommend this book for anyone interested in a highly readable book written by an academic on the subject of why we fought the civil war. A disease in the public mind by thomas fleming da capo press. A disease in the public mind virginia beach public. First, was abolitionism that increasingly demonized white southerners and steadily became more intolerant of other viewpoints. But flemings book is a polemic, and some of his opinions may strike listeners as controversial, questionable, or even repugnant.
A new understanding of why we fought the civil war, about how. A new understanding of why we fought the civil war. Scholars dont often look to james buchanan, americas 15th president, as a source of quotable material, but thomas fleming does just that in a disease in the public mind, his latest book, which proffers what he says is a novel explanation of the outbreak of the civil war buchanan used the title phrase to describe the attitude of john brown and the abolitionists, who attempted to spark a. While reading thomas flemings new book, a disease of the public mind. A disease in the public mind hardcover a new understanding of why we fought the civil war. Being mortal by atul gawande this isnt quite a book about disease, but its nevertheless a fascinating look at medicine and the changes that medical advances bring to our lives. Centers for disease control and prevention cdc works 247. Though it is early in the year, i am inclined to believe that one of the best new books about u. New york journal of books, 57 do we really need another book about the civil war. A sloppiness in the reading doesnt helphughes pronounces all. The peculiar institution made the south frighteningly more powerful than the north, but the more terrifying reason for retaining slavery was not as much the economic efficacy of slavery but the.