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Marc Egnal (born December 11, 1943) is an American historian, academic and currently a professor of history at York University, Toronto, Canada. He completed his B.A. at Swarthmore College in 1965, M.A. in 1967 and Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

He specializes on the American Revolution and American Civil War. He is the author of four books on American History including A Mighty Empire: The Origins of the American Revolution (1988); Divergent Paths: How Culture and Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth (1996); and New World Economies:the Growth of the Thirteen Colonies and Early Canada (1998). His recent publications include "The Beards Were Right: Political Parties in the North, 1840-1860," Civil War History, 47 (2001): 30-56; "Rethinking the Secession of the Lower South: A Clash of Two Groups," Civil War History, 50 (2004): 261-290; and "Explaining John Sherman," Ohio History, 114 (2007).

His most recent work is Clash of Extremes: The Economic Origins of the Civil War (2009). This book argues that "more than any other reason, the evolution of the Northern and Southern economies explains the Civil War." For more on this work, see the book's web site.

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