A Worse Place Than Hell

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer John Matteson looked at how the Civil War’s 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg impacted the lives of Oliver Wen… read more

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer John Matteson looked at how the Civil War’s 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg impacted the lives of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louisa May Alcott, Walt Whitman, Army chaplain Arthur Fuller, and Confederate soldier John Pelham. This was a virtual event hosted by the Boston Athenaeum. close

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A Worse Place Than Hell

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Program ID:
509179-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
First Aired:
Mar 28, 2021 | 1:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Apr 25, 2021 | 4:30am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Mar 28, 2021 | 1:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 25, 2021 | 4:30am EDT | C-SPAN 2