Agreed.
Many good points, fairly well stated, and about four times as long as the average reader’s attention span.
If producing a novel when an essay would suffice, you’re a) disorganized, b) showing off, c) being paid by the word, or d) some combination thereof.
True.
He can learn a lot from Emily Dickenson.
If the subject of civil war isn’t enough to keep the average readers interest for just a moment longer than usual, they are the ones who will suffer from it much more than they normally would.