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History professors John Quist and Michael Birkner talked about President James Buchanan’s time in office and his inability to stop southern states from seceding from the Union. This talk was…

John Quist talked about history books and teaching history. He talked about the types of books appropriate for a class and for general readers. To start reading about the Civil War he recomm…

John Quist talked about his book Restless Visionaries: The Social Roots of Antebellum Reform in Alabama and Michigan published by Louisiana State University Press. He talked about social mov…