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Subject: John M. Coski: Should the Stars be Barred?
Books: The Confederate Battle Flag: America’s Most Embattled Emblem
Guest: John M. Coski
Summary: Dr. John M. Coski of the Museum of the Confederacy talks about the subject of his book, [...]

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Air Date: 042205
Subject: James W. Loewen: Everything You Know is Wrong
Books: Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong & Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong & Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
Guest: James W. Loewen
Summary: James Loewen, author of Lies Across America: What Our Historic [...]

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Air Date: 041505
Subject: Frank J. Williams: Judging History
Book: Judging Lincoln
Guest: Chief Justice (of the Rhode Island Supreme Court) and Lincoln expert Frank J. Williams
Summary: Frank J. Williams is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, a member of the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and author of Judging Lincoln.
Brett’s Summary: Frank Williams covers two related [...]

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Air Date: 040805
Subject: Larry J. Daniel: War in the West
Books: Days of Glory: The Army of the Cumberland, 1861-1865 & Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War
Guest: Larry J. Daniel
Summary: Larry J. Daniel, author of Days of Glory: The Army of the Cumberland, 1861-1865, shares his thoughts on where the war was decided.
Brett’s Summary: [...]

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Air Date: 40105
Subject: Donald C. Pfanz: Battlefield Historian
Book: Richard S. Ewell: A Soldier’s Life
Guest: Donald C. Pfanz
Summary: Donald C. Pfanz, author of Richard S. Ewell: A Soldier’s Life, talks about his role as historian at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.
Brett’s Summary: Don Pfanz discusses several interesting topics with Gerry P.  First, he talks [...]

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