Teri’s Reviews > The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War > Status Update
Teri
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I’m looking forward to reading this. It makes me nostalgic for watching The Civil War by Ken Burns on PBS with my Dad when it first aired in 1990. That documentary inspired a family trip to Gettysburg, where we toured the Gettysburg National Military Park. My brothers climbed over the rocks at Devil’s Den while I experienced the heebie-jeebies, lol, and we visited the Lincoln Train Museum and the Jennie Wade House.
— Nov 20, 2025 07:34AM
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Teri
is on page 156 of 592
I’d long (and wrongly) believed that Lincoln’s inauguration set off the Southern states’ secession. I hadn’t appreciated how much tension had already been building beforehand, or that South Carolina had actually left the Union under President Buchanan. There were numerous events preceding Lincoln's presidency that had already provoked significant fear, hostility, and distrust in the South.
— Nov 28, 2025 07:30AM
Teri
is on page 108 of 592
Interesting so far. This isn’t the breakneck pace I usually read at—there’s a lot to absorb here, lol. It’s slow going, but definitely good.
— Nov 27, 2025 08:04AM
