Ivanhoe
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Ah, I can tell we are populated with barbarians and Aqua is working.
Ivanhoe was a smash hit in its day. The chivalrous undertones of the book would be imbibed as mother's milk to young Southerners in the 1830's or so. So would the theme of struggle against a despotic ruler and his oppressive rule.
The Cause would most certainly have appealed to the young Southern male, based simply on the book.
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I believe I watched the 50's British TV show as a rerun when I was a kid - Roger Moore's first starring role according to Wiki.
I definitely remember the theme song
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Being that the question was asked;
https://harpers.org/2007/07/how-walter-scott-started-the-american-civil-war/
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Being that the question was asked;
https://harpers.org/2007/07/how-walter-scott-started-the-american-civil-war/
Being that the question was asked;
https://harpers.org/2007/07/how-walter-scott-started-the-american-civil-war/
Interesting they cite Twain, a Marion Ranger, for most of their argument.
And anyway, I'm not even close to a Scott expert but I think the romanticism he contributed to—not solely created—colored the war, but didn't start it.
