Videos

Author David Thomson blended Civil War-era financial and political history to show how the marketing and sale of bonds helped ensure foreign countries' vested interest in the Union’s success…

Jonathan Horn talked about his book The Man Who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee’s Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History, in which he recounts Robert E. Lee’s decisi…

Fiona Deans Halloran talked about her book, Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons, in which she recounts the life of political cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902). A regular co…

James Holmberg gave a tour of the special collections of the Filson Historical Society, He showed material from George Rogers Clark as well as items from the 1803-1804 trip by Merriweather L…

Robert Morgan talked about his book Boone: A Biography, published by Shannon Ravenel. In his book he chronicled the life of Daniel Boone and remarked on the common misconceptions that exist …

Military historian John Keegan spoke about his book The Second World War. The book is an outstanding one-volume treatment of a vast subject, and is arranged both chronologically and thematic…