James McPherson

Thursday 10/16/2014

Civil War historian and Princeton professor James McPherson shares his new book about the only president of the Confederacy, "Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis."

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Category: History
Other appearances: October 2014

Martin Wolf; James McPherson
Business, Books, History
Air Date 10/16/2014
Financial journalist Martin Wolf shares his new book, "The Shifts and the Shocks"; historian James McPherson's "Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis." 53:37
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'My Thoughts Be Bloody'
Books, History
Air Date 07/18/2011
Nina Titone, author of "My Thoughts Be Bloody," and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin focus on the life of John Wilkes Booth. 22:58
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David Herbert Donald
Books, History
Air Date 11/01/1995
Author David Herbert Donald talks "Lincoln." 18:28
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Gail Collins
Books, History
Air Date 10/09/2003
NY Times journalist, Gail Collins introduces "America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines." 12:52
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Ken Burns
Sports, History
Air Date 09/30/1992
Filmmaker Ken Burns on his PBS series "Baseball," the Civil War, and why he feels "possessed" by American history. 19:31
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