Civil War Lives
by The Huntington
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Description
In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War, The Huntington brought together major historians in a conference offering new perspectives on a number of Civil War figures, ranging from Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee to writer Louisa May Alcott and antislavery activist Charlotte Forten. Among notable speakers were James McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Battle Cry of Freedom (1988) and Tried By War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief (2008); Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Union War (2011); Joan Waugh, author of U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth (2009); Ronald C. White Jr., author of A. Lincoln: A Biography (2009); and David Blight, author the Bancroft Prize-winning Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory (2001) and the newly released American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era (2011). The conference was co-convened by Gary W. Gallagher of the University of Virginia and Joan Waugh of UCLA. It was held at The Huntington on Oct. 21 & 22, 2011.
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Bruce Catton’s Terrible Swift Pen | David Blight discusses the place of Bruce Catton’s novels writing during the Civil Rights Era, 100 years after the end of the Civil War. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Blight is the author of “American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era” (2011); he is the Class of 1954 Professor of History at Yale University. | 10/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The “Fighting Parson”: William G. Brownlow and the Union Cause | Richard Carwardine discusses the colorful story of a Tennessee minister and master of invective, William G. Brownlow. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Carwardine is the author of “Lincoln: A Life of Purpose” (2004). | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Abraham Lincoln’s Diary | Ronald C. White Jr. explains how Abraham Lincoln might not have kept a traditional diary, but he left us with a diary composed of written fragments on hundreds of scraps of paper. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. White is the author of many books on Lincoln, including “A. Lincoln: A Biography” (2009). | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robert E. Lee and the Question of Loyalty | Gary W. Gallagher discusses the various loyalties of Gen. Robert E. Lee. His talk was part of the Huntington Conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Gallagher is the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War and author, most recently, of “The Union War” (2011). | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Welcoming Remarks to “Civil War Lives” | Steve Hindle and Joan Waugh welcome participants and attendees to the conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Hindle is the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington, and Waugh is professor of history at UCLA and co-organizer of the conference. | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 5 Episodes |
