TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog

Air Date: 102204
Subject: Navies of the Civil War
Web Site: Ironclads and Blockade Runners of the Civil War
Guest: Professor Jim Janke
Guest Host: John Willis
Summary: Professor Jim Janke brings us the strategy and drama of naval warfare between the Union and the Confederacy.
Brett’s Summary: Jim Janke, Professor of Finance at [...]

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Air Date: 101504

Subject: Ken Burns’ Civil War Documentary and Ken’s Thoughts on the Civil War
DVD: The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns
Guest: Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns
Guest Host: Harold Holzer

Summary: Ken Burns discusses his Civil War insights with historian Harold Holzer.
Brett’s Summary: Burns discusses, among other things, how the song Ashoken’s Farewell found [...]

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Air Date: 100904
Subject: The Body and Soul of Civil War Soldiers
Book:Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend
Guest: Author James Robertson
Guest Host: Gaston Espinosa
Summary: What thoughts were going through the minds of Johnny Reb or Billy Yank as he approached battle? Join us for insights on these questions and more [...]

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Air Date: 100204
Subject: Library of Congress
Guest: LoC Curator John Sellers
Guest Host: Gaston Espinosa
Summary: Learn about the Library of Congress’s resources and hear the stories behind them from curator John R. Sellers.
Civil War Talk Radio airs most Fridays at 12 PM Pacific on World Talk Radio Studio A. Host Gerry Prokopowicz, the History Chair at East [...]

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