Category: Civil War Talk Radio
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Civil War Talk Radio: December 2, 2005
Air Date: 120205 Subject: Donald E. Collins: The President Who Wouldn’t Die Books: The Death and Resurrection of Jefferson Davis Guest: Donald E. Collins Summary: Dr. Donald E. Collins, author of The Death and Resurrection of Jefferson Davis describes the remarkable postwar career of the Confederate president. Brett’s Summary: Don Collins discusses all things Davis […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: November 4, 2005
Air Date: 110405 Subject: Richard F. Miller: Command is Everything Book: Harvard’s Civil War: The History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Guest: Richard F. Miller Summary: Richard F. Miller is the author of Harvard’s Civil War, a history of the 20th Massachusetts that goes beyond battles and campaigns to reveal the inner workings of […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: October 28, 2005
Air Date: 102805 Subject: Gary Gallagher: Causes Lost and Won Books: The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History Guest: Gary Gallagher Summary: Prolific Civil War author Dr. Gary Gallagher discusses why the South lost, black Confederates, how battlefields should be interpreted, and other controversial topics. Brett’s Summary: The basic summary pretty much […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: October 21, 2005
Air Date: 102105 Subject: Blogging the Civil War with Dimitri Rotov Blog: Civil War Bookshelf Guest: Dimitri Rotov Summary: Brett’s Summary: Dimitri Rotov, the very first Civil War blogger, talks over quite a variety of things with Gerry. They first discuss what blogging is, the benefits of blogging, and why Dimitri is qualified to blog. […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: October 14, 2005
Air Date: 101405 Subject: Lonnie R. Speer: The Dark Side of the War Books: Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil War & War of Vengeance: Act of Retaliation Against Civil War POWs Guest: Lonnie R. Speer Summary: Lonnie Speer, author of Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil War and War of […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: September 30, 2005
Air Date: 093005 Subject: Karen B. Winnick: History in 32 Pages Book: Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers & Cassie’s Sweet Berry Pie Guest: Karen B. Winnick Summary: Karen Winnick explains the challenges of communicating important stories of the past in the format of the children’s picture book, as she has done in Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers and Cassie’s […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: September 2, 2005
Air Date: 090205 Subject: Mark H. Dunkelman: Who Would Not Be a Soldier? Book: Brothers One and All: Esprit de Corps in a Civil War Regiment Guest: Mark H. Dunkelman Summary: Mark H. Dunkelman has spent a lifetime researching the story of the 154th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. In Brothers One and All: Esprit […]