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34. Cotton Will Bring The World To its Knees: The Craziest Gamble in History (Ep 3)

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Why did the Confederate states think that stopping the global supply of cotton would force Britain to join their side in the American Civil War? What extraordinary humanitarian effort did the Union pull off to help starving mill workers in Lancashire? Why were Liverpudlians building warships to support of the slave owning states?

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they discuss the Southern State’s King Cotton Gamble during The American Civil War.

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Producer: Callum Hill

Senior Producer: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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Why did the Confederate states think that stopping the global supply of cotton would force Britain to join their side in the American Civil War? What extraordinary humanitarian effort did the Union pull off to help starving mill workers in Lancashire? Why were Liverpudlians building warships to support of the slave owning states?

Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they discuss the Southern State’s King Cotton Gamble during The American Civil War.

Email: [email protected]

X: @ThroughTimePod

Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod

Instagram: @ThroughTimePod

Social Producer: Emma Jackson, Harry Balden

Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell

Producer: Callum Hill

Senior Producer: Dom Johnson

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

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