# Erik Larson: Hubris at the Dawn of the Civil War

The American Civil War still fascinates us yet the full, human motivations that dragged us into war are a puzzle that remains incomplete. Erik Larson, author of “The Demon of Unrest,” discussed the tragic miscalculations made by key men in power who ultimately led America to the brink with David M. Rubenstein at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 43 min
- By: Larson, Erik
- Genres: War
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-10240/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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