Best Matthew Murrell Podcasts (2025)

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Kevin Stewart is Why 1:32:36

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Send us a text Today! We welcome my longest friend, someone who has not only become a brother on earth, but even better, one who is a brother in Christ. He's a movie buff so in the words of Dom Toretto, he's "mi familia". Kev didn't stop by to promote anything other than his story. God has blessed so many people in life with knowing Kev and after l…

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Ann-Marie Murrell Is Why 1:34:32

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Send us a text In this episode, Ann-Marie Murrell stepped out from behind the scenes to stop by and discuss her book - Walking Each Other Home: A Cargiver’s Journey of Grace, written about the 5+ years she spent caring for her mom and dad while they simultaneously battled Alzheimer’s. Ann-Marie did all of that while battling her own disease, Multip…

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Life Highlight: Guy Ikpah 35:00

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Send us a text Every now and then I want to take an episode to shine light on people in my life who I am grateful to know or to have known. This first one sadly, is the latter and it's about one of my closest friends and someone I consider a brother - Guy Ikpah. He was someone that didn't need an introduction. He had a gift of attracting people to …

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Jeanette Jolley is Why - Part 2 50:57

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Send us a text We had so much to talk about with Jeanette that I needed a little more time with my friend. In this episode, we dive deeper into Jeanette's story. If it was a book, I'd buy it! Ibn Battuta said "Traveling -- it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller." Jeanette has been given the gift of storytelling long before any …

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Jeanette Jolley is Why - Part 1 54:58

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Send us a text Jeanette Jolley - an award-winning TV producer and creative force behind shows like Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin. With over 26 years in the industry, she’s shaped stories for CBS, TLC, FOX, Discovery, and more, while also leading national campaigns for top brands like Chevrolet, Hilton, and La-Z-Boy…

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Sandy Pagnotti is Why 29:45

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Send us a text Have you ever randomly reached out to someone whom you didn't know yet they were gracious enough to respond? Then 8 years of silence by you and out of the blue you reach out to them once more and yet again they are gracious to respond. Well, that's a quick recap of how our conversation with our friend Sandy Pagnotti came to be. Sandy…

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Laura + Ryan is Why 1:01:37

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Send us a text My dear friend Laura Orrico stops by! A SAG-AFTRA TV and Film Actress and the Founder/President of Laura Orrico Public Relations, LLC. Laura shares some really tough moments she has been through in her life, including the loss of her late great husband - Ryan Cosgrove - who we lost to brain cancer ten years ago yesterday. Laura takes…

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Jeffrey Boutwell - Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy 54:17

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George Boutwell was a state legislator, the youngest Governor of Massachusetts, the first commissioner of the internal revenue, congressman, treasury secretary, and US senator. He was also a staunch antislavery advocate, close ally of Abraham Lincoln, and champion of black civil rights. Throughout his seven decades of public service, Boutwell left …

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Why We Pod: Pilot 7:27

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Send us a text Hello Podcast World! Thank you for stopping by to check us out. If we put everything here in the description then there wouldn't be many surprises. What we will tell you is that there will be laughter, tears, emotions and everything in between! We are excited to go on this journey and look forward to sharing these incredible stories.…

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Allen Packwood - Churchill's D-Day 57:19

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Churchill Archives Centre Director Allen Packwood talks about his new book Churchill's D-Day: The British Bulldog's Fateful Hours During the Normandy Invasion. Countless historians and commentators have criticized Churchill arguing the British Prime Minister delayed and obstructed the plans for the Normandy invasion. Packwood and co-author General …

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Matthew Christopher Hulbert 36:08

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Matthew Christopher Hulbert dropped by the History Tavern to talk about his book Oracle of Lost Causes: John Newman Edwards and His Never-Ending Civil War. John Newman Edwards was a popular newspaperman and a historian who grew up devouring heroic tales of knights and soldiers. He was also a Confederate and unapologetic supporter of the Confederate…

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Kylie A. Hulbert - The Untold War at Sea: America's Revolutionary Privateers 30:58

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Kylie Hulbert dropped by the History Tavern to talk about her book The Untold War at Sea: America's Revolutionary Privateers. Lacking a functioning Navy, the Continental Congress turned to privateers to wage war against the British on the high seas. In covering their story, Hulbert highlights the global nature of the struggle for American independe…

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David N. Gellman - Liberty's Chain 55:18

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David Gellman talked about his book Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York.By History Tavern Podcast

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William Blair - The Record of Murders and Outrages 25:57

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William Blair talked about his new book The Record of Murders and Outrages: Racial Violence and the Fight Over Truth at the Dawn of Reconstruction where he examines the role the Freedmen's Bureau played investigating widespread racial violence across the South during Reconstruction.By History Tavern Podcast

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Kent Masterson Brown - Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command 48:56

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Kent Masterson Brown talks about Meade's actions during the Gettysburg campaign and his abilities as an operational commander.By History Tavern Podcast

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Amy Murrell Taylor: Embattled Freedom 25:30

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Emancipation was an uncertain process and one that enslaved people had to pursue throughout the Civil War. Or as Embattled Freedom author Murrell Taylor writes, "Freedom had to searched for and found." In this special re-released episode, listen to my discussion with Amy Murrell Taylor at the 2019 Civi War Institute Summer Conference.…

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Jeanne Abrams - A View from Abroad: The Story of John and Abigail Adams in Europe 35:28

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Dr. Jeanne Abrams talked about her book A View From Abroad: The Story of John and Abigail Adams in Europe. John and Abigail's time in Europe helped define what it meant for them to be American. They detested the excesses of European aristocracy and the rule of a hereditary monarch. Instead, the were unwavering republicans.…

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Chris DeRose - The Fighting Bunch 33:44

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In 1946, World War II vets took a stand against the corrupt political machine that ran their small Tennessee town for over a decade. In order to restore democracy, the vets had to take up arms against the government and ultimately won the first armed rebellion since the Revolution.By History Tavern Podcast

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David J. Silverman - This Land is Their Land 43:35

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Dr. David J. Silverman talked about his book This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Trouble History of Thanksgiving.By History Tavern Podcast

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Paul Finkelman - Slavery and the Founders 59:21

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Dr. Paul Finkelman discussed the debates over slavery at the Constitutional Convention, Thomas Jefferson’s legacy as a slaveowner and perpetuator of slavery, and the roles John Marshall, Joseph Story, and Roger Taney played in protecting slavery as justices on the United States Supreme Court.By History Tavern Podcast

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Gary Gallagher - The Enduring Civil War 49:05

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Dr. Gary Gallagher talked about his new book The Enduring Civil War, the way Civil War history is covered, monuments, his favorite Civil War movies, and much more.By History Tavern Podcast

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David T. Dixon - Radical Warrior: August Willich 50:25

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Historian David T. Dixon talked about the life of August Willich, a Prussian nobleman turned communist revolutionary who became an unlikely American Civil War Hero.By History Tavern Podcast

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Albany Fire of 1848 48:10

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City of Albany historian Anthony Opalka talked about the Albany fire of 1848. The fire destroyed nearly 600 buildings and killed several people.By History Tavern Podcast

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Shelley Dziedzic - Lizzie Borden 2:08:51

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On August 4th, 1892, Abby and Andrew Borden were brutally murdered in their Fall River home. The crime was shocking and grisly. Lizzie Borden was acquitted of having committed the murders despite an abundance of evidence. Former Borden Bed and Breakfast tour guide and creator of the website Lizzie Borden: Warps and Wefts Shelley Dziedzic takes us o…

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Richard Schaus - Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken 1:08:42

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The defeat at Gettysburg left Lee's army hobbled and in desperate need of returning to to friendlier territory south of the Potomac River. Heavy rain, however, flooded the Potomac, delaying Lee's retreat. Historian Richard Schaus talks about this understudied aspect of the Gettysburg campaign and whether Meade pursued the Army of Northern Virginia …

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Cory Pfarr - Longstreet at Gettysburg 1:02:31

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Cory Pfarr - Longstreet at Gettysburg by History Tavern PodcastBy History Tavern Podcast

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Mark Dunkelman - Gettysburg's Unknown Soldier 1:05:37

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Artist and author Mark Dunkelman dropped by the History Tavern Podcast to discuss his book Gettysburg's Unknown Solider: The Life, Death, and Celebrity of Amos Humiston.By History Tavern Podcast

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Theresa Kaminski - Dr. Mary Walker's Civil War 53:25

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Dr. Theresa Kaminski dropped by the History Tavern Podcast to talk about her new book Dr. Mary Walker's Civil War: One Woman's Journey to the Medal of Honor and the Fight for Women's Rights.By History Tavern Podcast

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Joseph Balkoski - Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944 57:23

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D-Day historian and author of Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944 Joseph Balkoski talked about the years of preparation for the invasion of Europe and the fighting that took place on Omaha Beach.By History Tavern Podcast

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Christopher Leahy - President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler 53:38

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Author Christopher Leahy talked about his new book President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler. Though Tyler is often remembered for his unremarkable presidency, he had long career in politics which included stints as a Virginia legislator, U.S. Congressman, Governor of Virginia, and U.S. Senator. He was involved in many of the seminal legisl…

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Ulysses S. Grant: In Life and Death - Part II 1:06:09

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Historians Joan Waugh, Paul Kahan, Chris Mackowski, and Gary Gallagher discuss the history and memory of Reconstruction, Grant's presidency, and Grant's memoirs.By History Tavern Podcast

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Ulysses S. Grant: In Life and Death - Part I 50:08

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Historians Joan Waugh, Daniel T. Davis, Gary Gallagher, and Chris Mackowski discuss the history and memory of Ulysses S. Grant's military leadership and drinking.By History Tavern Podcast

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The Wounding and Death of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain - 50 Years Later - Dr. Matt Farina 1:01:02

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While leading his men in a charge against a heavily fortified Confederate position, Chamberlain was struck in the right hip. The bullet splintered the hip bone, cutting into his bladder and urethra before it lodged just behind the left hip joint. Chamberlain endured many painful surgeries and eventually succumbed to the wound 50 years later. Dr. Ma…

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Chris DeRose: Star Spangled Scandal 37:37

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New York Times best-selling author Chris DeRose talked about the shooting of Phillip Barton Key and the subsequent murder trial of Dan Sickles. His latest book Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America covers those events in a flowing narrative that reads as much like a modern crime drama as it does a historical work.…

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Peter Carmichael: The War for the Common Soldier 45:24

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Civil War Institute Director Peter Carmichael talked about his book "The War for the Common Soldier: How Men Thought, Fought, and Survived in Civil War Armies." Carmichael discussed his unique approach in analyzing soldier letters, desertion, pragmatism, and the annual Civil War Institute Summer Conference at Gettysburg College.…

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Joseph D. Collea, Jr.: New York and the Lincoln Specials 33:38

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Author Joseph Collea talked about his book New York and the Lincoln Specials. In the winter of 1861, President-elect Lincoln traveled across New York State on his way to Washington, D.C., as the secession crisis unfolded. In 1865, Lincoln's body retraced that route before burial in Springfield. Collea covers both journeys including Lincoln's recept…

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Ronald Kirkwood: The George Spangler Farm Hospitals and the Battle of Gettysburg 36:15

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Ronald Kirkwood talked about the central role the Spangler Farm played in the Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War amputations, and the environmental toll the battle took on the Spangler property.By History Tavern Podcast

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Mark Will-Weber: Muskets & Applejack and The Complete History of Presidential Drinking 1:08:43

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Mark Will-Weber talked about the influence the use of alcohol had on the Civil War and the history of presidential drinking. Was secession fueled by alcohol, did Lincoln drink, did Grant drink too much, was FDR really a beer drinker? Weber talks about this and much more in this podcast recorded at Albany Distilling Company.…

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Battle of Gettysburg: Tom Huntington, Eric Wittenberg, James Hessler, and Garry Adelman 1:18:29

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A special audio documentary podcast about the Battle of Gettysburg featuring authors Tom Huntington, Eric Wittenberg, James Hessler, and Garry Adelman.From the ghosts of Chancellorsville, to Buford's actions on July 1st, to Sickles decision to advance his line on July 2nd, to Pickett's Charge, and everything in between.…

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Rachel Shelden and Amy Murrell Taylor: Washington Brotherhood and Embattled Freedom 43:11

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Recorded at the 2019 Civil War Institute Summer Conference on the campus of Gettysburg college, this episode features Dr. Rachel Shelden and Dr. Amy Murrell Taylor. Rachel Sheldon talked about her book Washington Brotherhood: Politics, Social Life, and the Coming of the Civil War. Shelden's book focuses on the personal relationships forged by Washi…

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Christopher Klein: When the Irish Invaded Canada 53:23

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Author Christopher Klein talked about his book When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland's Freedom. "Just over a year after Robert E. Lee relinquished his sword, a band of Union and Confederate veterans dusted off their guns. But these former foes had no intention of reigniting the Civ…

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Enrico Dal Lago: Civil War and Agrarian Unrest: The Confederate South and Southern Italy 33:10

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National University of Ireland Galway Professor Enrico Dal Lago talked about his book "Civil War and Agrarian Unrest: The Confederate South and Southern Italy." Dal Lago places the American Civil War in the global context by comparing and connecting it to the Great Brigandage in Southern Italy in the 1860s. While historians have spent years coverin…

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Chuck Veit: Natural Genius: Brutus de Villeroi and the U. S. Navy's First Submarine 50:26

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Naval historian Chuck Veit talked about his book Natural Genius: Brutus de Villeroi and the U. S. Navy's First Submarine. Veit discussed the history of submarines and the remarkable life of French inventor Brutus de Villeroi, the man responsible for building the U. S. Navy's first submarine in 1861.By History Tavern Podcast

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Tim Wiles: Nineteenth-Century Baseball 1:27:29

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Tim Wiles, the former director of research at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and current director of the Guilderland Public Library, talked about his time in Cooperstown, the Doubleday Myth, Troy native Johnny Evers, the story behind 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game,' the services offered at the Guilderland Public Library, and much more.…

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David Hochfelder: The Telegraph: 1832-1920 36:40

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University at Albany Professor David Hochfelder talked about his book The Telegraph in America: 1832-1920. The telegraph was a "revolutionary technology" that had "far-reaching effects on American life." Hochfelder discussed Samuel Morse, the use of the telegraph in the Civil War, the rise of Western Union, and the decline of the telegraph.…

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Patrick Schroeder: Surrender at Appomattox 46:52

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park historian Patrick Schroeder talked about Zouave units in the Civil War, the Appomattox campaign, and Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.By History Tavern Podcast

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Harold Holzer: Daniel Chester French 43:31

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Harold Holzer talked about his new book Monument Man: The Life & Art of Daniel Chester French. French was "one of America's most prolific sculptors of public monuments," creating The Minute Man in Concord, Harvard University's John Harvard, and most famously, the statue of Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial. Holzer discussed French's work, th…

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Gene Barr: A Civil War Captain and His Lady 36:39

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Author Gene Barr talked about his book "A Civil War Captain and His Lady: Love, Courtship, and Combat from Fort Donelson through the Vicksburg Campaign." Union soldier Josiah Moore met Jennie Lindsay just before he left for war in 1861. Through the course of the war, they exchanged 75 letters which Gene Barr chronicles in this touching account of t…

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Norman K. Dann: Gerrit Smith 58:15

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Gerrit Smith biographer Norman K. Dann discussed his book Practical Dreamer: Gerrit Smith and the Crusade for Social Reform. Recorded from inside Gerrit Smith's Land Office, the topics include Smith's activism, philanthropy, his involvement in politics, and his relationship with John Brown.By History Tavern Podcast

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Robert C. Conner: Gordon Granger and Ulysses Grant 51:15

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Author and Grant Cottage tour guide Robert Conner discussed his books General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth" and The Last Circle of Ulysses Grant. Recorded from Grant Cottage Civil War Weekend, the podcast covers Granger's life, his difficult relationship with Ulysses Grant, and Robert's work at Grant Cott…