Civil War Talk Radio - March 20th 2024
March 20, 2024
Hosted by Gerry Prokopowicz
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Episode Description
John Reeves, author of "Soldier of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant". Gerry's Monologue - "This is Gerry Prokopowicz, with Civil War Talk Radio,...The U.S. Grant Renaissance continues. Ron Chernow, Charles Calhoun, Fergus Bordewich, Ron White, Jonathan Sarna, John Wall, Frank Farney, Joseph Rose. Authors are continuing to present fresh interpretations and evaluations of Ulysses S. Grant's generalship, his presidency, his writing, and his character. The most recent of these books takes us from Grant's pre-war years to his wartime path through some troubled and sometimes surprising developments. We'll talk with the author John Reeves about his book 'Soldier of Destiny, Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S Grant.' That's tonight on Civil War Talk Radio."
Civil War Talk Radio
Wednesday at 4 PM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel
Each week since October 2004, host Gerald Prokopowicz and a guest discuss the various aspects of Civil War History. Each show consists of an hour long conversation with guests from the very well known historians James McPherson, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Gary Gallagher to mention a few. Gerald also speaks with artists such as Don Troiani, filmmakers Ken Burns, re-enactors Rob Hodge, novelists Jeff Shaara, curators, game designers, children’s authors, collectors, and others. In addition to well known names like the ones mentioned, the show often features authors of first books who are just starting to make their reputations.
Gerry Prokopowicz
Gerald J. Prokopowicz is the author of Did Lincoln Own Slaves? (2008), All for the Regiment: The Army of the Ohio, 1861-1862 (2001), and numerous essays and articles, as well as the host of “Civil War Talk Radio." He served for nine years as the resident Lincoln Scholar at the Lincoln Museum, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he helped create the award-winning exhibit, “Abraham Lincoln and the American Experiment,” and edited Lincoln Lore. Dr. Prokopowicz is a member of the Advisory Board to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Lincoln Forum, and holds a law degree from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. He is currently chair of the history department at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
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