Looking at Lincoln
Looking at Lincoln
Shirley Samuels, professor of English and American studies at Cornell University and the Los Angeles Times Distinguished... Read more
8 Dec 2015
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44mins
1863 in History and Memory
1863 in History and Memory
Joan Waugh discusses how the Civil War Sesquicentennial is being commemorated, focusing on selected events from 1863 (in... Read more
3 Dec 2013
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1hr 17mins
Anatomy of a Revolution: Understanding the Civil War’s Inner Dynamics
Anatomy of a Revolution: Understanding the Civil War’s Inner Dynamics
Bruce Levine, author of “The Fall of the House of Dixie,” discusses the specific social and political forces that launch... Read more
30 Apr 2013
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58mins
Death and the Civil War
Death and the Civil War
Drew Gilpin Faust, author of “This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War,” talks about the new PBS doc... Read more
1 Nov 2012
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1hr 15mins
The Fall of the House of Dixie
The Fall of the House of Dixie
Bruce Levine discusses the demise of the south and the destruction of slavery. Levine is the author of "The Fall of the ... Read more
24 Oct 2012
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52mins
The Afterlife of the Civil War in 1930s America (Nevins Lecture)
The Afterlife of the Civil War in 1930s America (Nevins Lecture)
Nina Silber explores how the Civil War— concluded some 70 years earlier—emerged with remarkable force in the years of th... Read more
9 Apr 2012
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50mins
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural as America’s Sermon to the World
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural as America’s Sermon to the World
Harry Stout reflects on the timeless oration of Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, which may be considered Amer... Read more
25 Jan 2012
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52mins
Lincoln the Politician
Lincoln the Politician
Historian Sean Wilentz discusses Abraham Lincoln as a cunning and partisan politician. Wilentz is The Huntington’s Los A... Read more
26 Jan 2011
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41mins
“Several Lives in One”: The Problem of Autobiography in Writing the Biography of Frederick Douglass
“Several Lives in One”: The Problem of Autobiography in Writing the Biography of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, former slave and great African American statesman, wrote three autobiographies that reveal—and hide—... Read more
25 Jan 2011
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58mins
A. Lincoln: A Biography
A. Lincoln: A Biography
Author Ronald C. White Jr. discusses his latest book, "A. Lincoln: A Biography."
29 Apr 2009
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40mins