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Season 17 Shows

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1701
Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington

Ted Widmer August 26, 2020

Ted Widmer, author of "Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington"


1702
Rebels in the Making: The Secession Crisis and the Birth of the Confederacy

William L. Barney September 2, 2020

William L. Barney, author of "Rebels in the Making: The Secession Crisis and the Birth of the Confederacy"


1703
Carrying the Colors: The Life and Legacy of Medal of Honor Recipient Andrew Jackson Smith

Sharon S. MacDonald September 9, 2020

Sharon S. MacDonald, co-author of "Carrying the Colors: The Life and Legacy of Medal of Honor Recipient Andrew Jackson Smith"


1704
Liberty and Slavery: European Separatists, Southern Secession, and the American Civil War

Niels Eichhorn September 16, 2020

Niels Eichhorn, author of "Liberty and Slavery: European Separatists, Southern Secession, and the American Civil War"


1705
Gettysburgs Unknown Soldier: The Life, Death, and Celebrity of Amos Humiston

Mark Dunkelman September 23, 2020

Mark Dunkelman, author of "Gettysburgs Unknown Soldier: The Life, Death, and Celebrity of Amos Humiston"


1706
The Enduring Civil War: Reflections on the Great American Crisis

Gary Gallagher October 7, 2020

Gary Gallagher, author of "The Enduring Civil War: Reflections on the Great American Crisis"


1707
The Zealot and the Emancipator

H.W. Brands October 14, 2020

H.W. Brands, author of "The Zealot and the Emancipator"


1708
Radical Warrior: August Willichs Journey from German Revolutionary to Union General

David T. Dixon October 21, 2020

David Dixon, author of "Radical Warrior: August Willichs Journey from German Revolutionary to Union General"


1709
The Womens Fight: The Civil Wars Battles for Home, Freedom, and Nation

Thavolia Glymph October 28, 2020

Thavolia Glymph, author of "The Womens Fight: The Civil Wars Battles for Home, Freedom, and Nation"


1710
Yuletide in Dixie: Slavery, Christmas, and Southern Memory

Robert E. May November 11, 2020

Robert E. May, author of "Yuletide in Dixie: Slavery, Christmas, and Southern Memory"


1711
The Union Assaults at Vicksburg: Grant Attacks Pemberton, May 17-22, 1863

Timothy B. Smith December 2, 2020

Timothy B. Smith, author of "The Union Assaults at Vicksburg: Grant Attacks Pemberton, May 17-22, 1863"


1712
The Howling Storm: Weather, Climate, and the American Civil War

Kenneth Noe December 9, 2020

Kenneth Noe, author of "The Howling Storm: Weather, Climate, and the American Civil War"


1713
Private Voices and other non-print/digital Civil War scholarship

Stephen Berry January 13, 2021

Stephen Berry, "Private Voices" www.altchive.org and other non-print/digital Civil War scholarship


1714
Bullets and Bandages: The Aid Stations and Field Hospitals at Gettysburg

James Gindlesperger January 20, 2021

James Gindlesperger, author of "Bullets and Bandages: The Aid Stations and Field Hospitals at Gettysburg"


1715
Faces of Civil War Nurses

Ronald S. Coddington January 27, 2021

Ronald S. Coddington, author of "Faces of Civil War Nurses"


1716
Iowa Confederates in the Civil War

David Connon February 3, 2021

David Connon, author of "Iowa Confederates in the Civil War"


1717
The Lincoln Funeral Train Project

Shannon Brown February 10, 2021

Shannon Brown, about The Lincoln Funeral Train Project, and Reignette Chilton, author of "Lincolns Greatcoat: The Unlikely Odyssey of a Presidential Relic"


1718
Fighting for Citizenship: Black Northerners and the Debate over Military Service in the Civil War

Brian Taylor February 17, 2021

Brian Taylor, author of "Fighting for Citizenship: Black Northerners and the Debate over Military Service in the Civil War"


1719
Secession on Trial: The Treason Prosecution of Jefferson Davis

Cynthia Nicoletti February 24, 2021

Cynthia Nicoletti, author of "Secession on Trial: The Treason Prosecution of Jefferson Davis"


1720
A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War

James P. Byrd March 3, 2021

James P. Byrd, author of "A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War"


1721
When It Was Grand: A Radical Republican History of the Civil War

LeeAnna Keith March 10, 2021

LeeAnna Keith, author of "When It Was Grand: A Radical Republican History of the Civil War"


1722
A Thousand May Fall: Life, Death, and Survival in the Union Army

Brian Jordan March 17, 2021

Brian Jordan, author of "A Thousand May Fall: Life, Death, and Survival in the Union Army"


1723
The Captured, the Sick, and the Dead: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Randall

Laurence Donald Desotell March 31, 2021

Laurence Donald Desotell, author of "The Captured, the Sick, and the Dead: Confederate Prisoners at Camp Randall."
From Mr. Desotell: Last night on Gerry's show I provided a wrong email address. For anyone interested in buying my book, "The Captured, the Sick, and the Dead: Confederate Soldiers at Camp Randall," from me, please contact me at laurencedesotellauthor@gmail.com


1724
Radical Sacrifice: The Rise and Ruin of Fitz John Porter

William Marvel April 7, 2021

William Marvel, author of "Radical Sacrifice: The Rise and Ruin of Fitz John Porter"


1725
A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation

John Matteson April 14, 2021

John Matteson, author of "A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation"


1726
Friendly Enemies: Soldier Fraternization throughout the American Civil War

Lauren Thompson April 21, 2021

Lauren Thompson, author of "Friendly Enemies: Soldier Fraternization throughout the American Civil War"


1727
Battle Tested! Gettysburg Leadership Lessons for 21st Century Leaders

Col. Jeffrey D. McCausland May 5, 2021

Col. Jeffrey D. McCausland and Col. Thomas Vossler, authors of "Battle Tested! Gettysburg Leadership Lessons for 21st Century Leaders"


1728
Life in Jefferson Davis Navy

Barbara Tomblin May 12, 2021

Barbara Tomblin, author of "Life in Jefferson Davis Navy"


1729
A Mortal Blow to the Confederacy: The Fall of New Orleans, 1862

Mark Bielski May 19, 2021

Mark Bielski, author of "A Mortal Blow to the Confederacy: The Fall of New Orleans, 1862"


1730
The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution

James Oakes May 26, 2021

James Oakes, author of "The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution"


1731
Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Gregg

Edward Longacre June 2, 2021

Edward Longacre, author of "Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Gregg"


1732
Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command

Kent Masterson Brown June 9, 2021

Kent Masterson Brown, author of "Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command"


1733
Conquered: Why the Army of Tennessee Failed

Larry Daniel June 16, 2021

Larry Daniel, author of "Conquered: Why the Army of Tennessee Failed"


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