Saturday, May 18th, 2013
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Civil War
Tales of Brave Ulysses by H.W. Brands
The World in Time: Another House Divided England’s textile industry depended on cotton, but the country abhorred slavery. Lewis Lapham talks with historian Amanda Foreman about Britain’s complicated and crucial role in the American Civil War.
God Wills It 1862 / Washington, DC
Louisa May Alcott Clears for Action 1862 / Washington, D.C.
The World in Time: James McPherson Explains Abraham Lincoln’s Military Genius James M. McPherson is Professor Emeritus of History at Princeton University, a Pulitzer Prize-winner, and the author of Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief.
“With Malice Toward None” 1865 / Washington, D.C.
Walt Whitman Records an Inkling of War 1861 / Virginia
Two Generals Contest the Definition of Cruelty 1864 / Atlanta
Q & A 1862 / Tennessee
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Brings the Song of the Sword to Harvard’s Graduating Class 1895 / Cambridge
Battle Hymn of the Republic 1861 / Boston
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