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During the civil war, soldiers needed something to occupy themselves with during idle time; this demand led to:

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During the civil war, it was an internal conflict fought in the US from 1861 up to 1865, the demand led to the publication of vast quantities of paperback books because the soldiers needed something to occupy themselves during the idle time.
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