About

James E. (Jim) Strickler grew up in Grinnell, Iowa, earned a B. A. from Grinnell College, and received an M.A.T. from the University of Chicago. He has spent most of his adult life in Chicago and an adjoining suburb, Evanston. During his career writing and editing social studies textbooks, Jim contributed to best-selling books for all major publishers as well as smaller firms.

Featured Work

Let Us Die to Make Men Free: American Slavery and Civil War in Global Perspective

2026
The cover of a book titled Let Us Die to Make Men Free: American Slavery and Civil War in Global Perspective. The author is James E. Strickler. The image shows a world map with the United States and seven other places highlighted.

The book compares topics related to the American Civil War, such as slavery, secession, deaths, and abolition, with similar topics in other countries in the 1800s. It shows that the United States developed an exceptional system of slavery which led to an exceptional civil war and left an exceptional legacy.

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