Ranked #1
The March to America's Civil War
The March to America's Civil War
Season 2, Episode 1. In the first episode of the second season of Historical Controversies, Chris Calton gives a revisio... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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Ranked #2
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 1: I "Would Fight Them If They Were A Million"
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 1: I "Would Fight Them If They Were A Million"
Season 3, Episode 49Following the victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Grant’s commanding officer still wanted to remo... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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Indians and the Confederacy, Part 2: The Cherokee Nation
Indians and the Confederacy, Part 2: The Cherokee Nation
Season 3, Episode 32 After being forced to move west during the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee Nation was bitterly divided... Read more
21 Nov 2018
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Ranked #4
The Emergence of Grant, Part 1: Finding the Gateway
The Emergence of Grant, Part 1: Finding the Gateway
Season 3, Episode 43As Lincoln grew impatient with his generals, he sent an order demanding action. In the West, Ulysses... Read more
6 Feb 2019
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Ranked #5
Culture, Coca-Cola, and the CIA: The History of Cocaine
Culture, Coca-Cola, and the CIA: The History of Cocaine
Season 1, Episode 4. Chris Calton traces the history of cocaine, showing how it went from common medicine to the target ... Read more
30 Aug 2017
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Ranked #6
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 2: The Furies of Hell
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 2: The Furies of Hell
Season 3, Episode 50At the beginning of the Battle of Shiloh, the Confederacy caught the Union by surprise. However, one... Read more
27 Mar 2019
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Ranked #7
Harpers Ferry, Part 1: The Plan
Harpers Ferry, Part 1: The Plan
Season 2, Episode 20. After being radicalized in Kansas, John Brown wanted to start a war against slavery. His plan invo... Read more
14 Mar 2018
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Ranked #8
Introduction to the Civil War
Introduction to the Civil War
Season 3, Episode 1. In this episode, Chris Calton introduces the third season of Historical Controversies. He gives an ... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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Ranked #9
South Carolina Stands Alone
South Carolina Stands Alone
Season 3, Episode 2. For almost a month, South Carolina was the only state to have formally seceded from the Union. Off ... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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Ranked #10
The Emergence of Grant, Part 2: Fort Henry
The Emergence of Grant, Part 2: Fort Henry
Season 3, Episode 44By taking Fort Henry, Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew Hull Foote gained access to the Tennessee River. T... Read more
13 Feb 2019
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Ranked #11
California Gold and Clay's Compromise
California Gold and Clay's Compromise
Season 2, Episode 2. Following the War with Mexico, the Gold Rush out west leads to the question of Californian statehoo... Read more
8 Nov 2017
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Ranked #12
The Milk of the Poppy
The Milk of the Poppy
Season 1, Episode 3. Chris Calton looks at the history of opium use around the world. The tale takes us to baby farms in... Read more
23 Aug 2017
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Ranked #13
Controlling Missouri, Part 5: Bloody Hill
Controlling Missouri, Part 5: Bloody Hill
Season 3, Episode 21. After an early morning victory, the Battle of Wilson’s Creek concentrates on a hill that would lat... Read more
5 Sep 2018
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Ranked #14
A Policy of Northern Oppression
A Policy of Northern Oppression
Season 3, Episode 23. As the fear of spies and traitors spread through the North, political arrests became commonplace, ... Read more
19 Sep 2018
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Ranked #15
Dred Scott
Dred Scott
Season 2, Episode 10. What is now considered the worst Supreme Court ruling of all time, Dred Scott v. Sandford, was a d... Read more
3 Jan 2018
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Ranked #16
The Election of 1860
The Election of 1860
Season 2, Episode 23. After John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, the South was on edge. The Republican Party, in their ey... Read more
4 Apr 2018
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Ranked #17
Nationalized Slavery: The Fugitive Slave Law
Nationalized Slavery: The Fugitive Slave Law
Season 2, Episode 3. In this episode, Chris Calton looks at the horrors of fugitive slave laws, the ways government ince... Read more
15 Nov 2017
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Ranked #18
Controlling Missouri, Part 1: Nathaniel Lyon in St. Louis
Controlling Missouri, Part 1: Nathaniel Lyon in St. Louis
Season 3, Episode 17. Nathaniel Lyon, a notoriously harsh officer in the US army, is sent to St. Louis to ensure Missour... Read more
9 Aug 2018
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Ranked #19
War Comes to Virginia
War Comes to Virginia
Season 3, Episode 10. Because of the close proximity to Washington DC and Richmond, Virginia, much of the Civil War woul... Read more
20 Jun 2018
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