The History Tavern produces informative and entertaining podcasts with leading scholars and historians on all kinds of history subjects.
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Allen Packwood - Churchill's D-Day
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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
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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
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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
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David Gellman talked about his book Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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William Blair - The Record of Murders and Outrages
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Kent Masterson Brown - Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command
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Kent Masterson Brown talks about Meade's actions during the Gettysburg campaign and his abilities as an operational commander.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Amy Murrell Taylor: Embattled Freedom
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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
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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
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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David J. Silverman - This Land is Their Land
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Paul Finkelman - Slavery and the Founders
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Gary Gallagher - The Enduring Civil War
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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David T. Dixon - Radical Warrior: August Willich
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Shelley Dziedzic - Lizzie Borden
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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
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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
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Cory Pfarr - Longstreet at Gettysburg by History Tavern PodcastHistory Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Mark Dunkelman - Gettysburg's Unknown Soldier
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Theresa Kaminski - Dr. Mary Walker's Civil War
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Joseph Balkoski - Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Christopher Leahy - President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler
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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
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Ulysses S. Grant: In Life and Death - Part I
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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The Wounding and Death of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain - 50 Years Later - Dr. Matt Farina
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Mark Will-Weber: Muskets & Applejack and The Complete History of Presidential Drinking
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Tim Wiles: Nineteenth-Century Baseball
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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
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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
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Harold Holzer: Daniel Chester French
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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
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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
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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.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Robert C. Conner: Gordon Granger and Ulysses Grant
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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…
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Paul Perreault: Elmer Ellsworth
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Town of Malta historian Paul Perreault discussed the life and death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth. Ellsworth was born in Malta, New York, and later became close with the Lincoln family. He gained fame touring the country with the Chicago Zouaves and when the Civil War broke out, he raised a regiment of New York City firefighters. Ellsworth would becom…
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Judith Giesberg and Susannah Ural: Civil War Pornography and Hood's Texas Brigade
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At the Civil War Institute Summer Conference at Gettysburg College, Round Table Podcast host Nick Thony interviewed Judith Giesberg and Susannah Ural. Dr. Judith Giesberg discussed her book Sex and the Civil War: Soldiers, Pornography, and the Making of American Morality. Dr. Susannah Ural talked about her book Hood's Texas Brigade: The Soldiers an…
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Mike McCarthy: Gouverneur Warren
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Mike McCarthy discussed his book Confederate Waterloo: The Battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865, and the Controversy that Brought Down a General. Five Forks was one of the last battles of the Civil War, but Union General Gouverneur K. Warren’s battle to regain his reputation after being relieved of his command during the battle, raged for years afte…
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Chris Mackowski: Battle of Spotsylvannia Court House
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Author and historian Chris Mackowski discusses the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, the contentious relationship between Grant, Meade, and Sheridan, and Emerging Civil War.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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Matt George: 134th New York and the history of the Capital District Civil War Round
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Long time Capital District Civil War Round Table member and living historian Matt George discussed the 134th New York, the history of the Round Table, and his tenure as a baseball coach in the Capital Region.History Tavern Podcast tarafından oluşturuldu
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