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United States history. No academic nitwittery – just some really smart people discussing essential historical topics: political, social, cultural, and economic. Subscribe, listen, and join the conversation at TheRogueHistorian.com. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

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United States history. No academic nitwittery – just some really smart people discussing essential historical topics: political, social, cultural, and economic. Subscribe, listen, and join the conversation at TheRogueHistorian.com. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

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Episodes

Musings on the Civil War with Bradley M. Gottfried

3/17/2024
Brad has written 19 books on the Civil War, and we talk about a bunch of them...and his work on Gettysburg especially - like why people fixate on that battle as the turning point of the war. Hmmmm. And of course, we discuss maps. There's some surprises here so make sure to listen closely :) Oh - and if you want his super awesome map book, then click HERE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:56:43

Shackles of a Freeman with Don Alexander

2/24/2024
In this episode, I welcome author and screenwriter Don Alexander and we discuss his novel: Shackles of a Freeman: the Untold Story of Lewis Sheridan Leary. Leary was the son of a free black man in Antebellum North Carolina who finds his way into the ranks of John Brown and is involved in raid on Harper's Ferry. This is a gripping historical fiction and Don helps us understand the complexities of the era. You can read my review of the book HERE And grab a copy for yourself HERE Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:56:45

Shackles of a Freeman with Don Alexander

2/24/2024
In this episode, I welcome author and screenwriter Don Alexander and we discuss his novel: Shackles of a Freeman: the Untold Story of Lewis Sheridan Leary. Leary was the son of a free black man in Antebellum North Carolina who finds his way into the ranks of John Brown and is involved in raid on Harper's Ferry. This is a gripping historical fiction and Don helps us understand the complexities of the era. You can read my review of the book HERE And grab a copy for yourself HERE Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:56:45

Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army with Adam D. Mendelsohn

2/17/2024
Dr. Adam Mendelsohn, professor of history at the University of Cape Town and the director of the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, joins me to discuss his latest book: Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army What a fascinating conversation indeed! We talk about the Jewish experience in the military and also about Jews in the United States during the mid-19th century more broadly. You can get the book HERE Please be sure to check out ALL the stuff at KeithHarrisHistory.com and follow the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to such things. There’s lots more on deck and I am certain you are going to dig it! And...this show is partially brought to you by Elemental Superfoods - for a sound mind and body click HERE - and enter the code "KEITH" for a sweet discount! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:57:43

Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army with Adam D. Mendelsohn

2/17/2024
Dr. Adam Mendelsohn, professor of history at the University of Cape Town and the director of the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, joins me to discuss his latest book: Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army What a fascinating conversation indeed! We talk about the Jewish experience in the military and also about Jews in the United States during the mid-19th century more broadly. You can get the book HERE Please be sure to check out ALL the stuff at KeithHarrisHistory.com and follow the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to such things. There’s lots more on deck and I am certain you are going to dig it! And...this show is partially brought to you by Elemental Superfoods - for a sound mind and body click HERE - and enter the code "KEITH" for a sweet discount! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:57:43

One More War to Fight with Stephen A. Goldman

2/11/2024
Steve and I discuss one of my favorite topics: Civil War veterans. And as a psychiatrist, he brings a unique perspective to the conversation - and offers compelling evidence about their postwar attitudes concerning the war itself and why they fought it in the first place. You can get his book, One More War to Fight: Union Veterans' Battle for Equality through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Lost Cause HERE Support this podcast! Grab The Rogue Historian merch ⁠HERE⁠ Read my latest book, ⁠Mastering the Past⁠ Check out all the rest at ⁠KeithHarrisHistory.com⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:56:33

The Great Rogue Historian RELAUNCH - with Coni Constantine

2/5/2024
My lovely wife, Coni and I have a quick chat about the RELAUNCH of the Rogue Historian Podcast, the phrase "throughout history," Grover Cleveland, and of course how saunas affect one's skin. Support this podcast! Grab The Rogue Historian merch HERE Read my latest book, Mastering the Past Check out all the rest at KeithHarrisHistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:13:26

Black Northerners and the Debate over Military Service in the Civil War

12/24/2020
I loved speaking with Brian Taylor about his new book: Fighting for Citizenship - he really challenged my thinking about black northerners and their service in the Civil War. Hope you enjoy... it's the last show of 2020!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:48:44

Chasing Portraits with Elizabeth Rynecki

12/14/2020
Elizabeth Rynecki is the great-granddaughter of Polish Jewish artist Moshe Rynecki. She and I discussed her incredible documentary film, Chasing Portraits - about the search for Moshe's artwork lost during World War II. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:48:50

In Search of Sexual Health with Elliott Bowen

12/8/2020
A fascinating conversation about syphilis and heath tourism in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Elliott is the author of In Search of Sexual Health: Diagnosing and Treating Syphilis in Hot Springs Arkansas, 1890-1940. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:44:03

The War Outside My Window with Janet E. Croon

11/23/2020
Jan and I discuss her edited volume: The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1861-1865. The diary offers the unique perspective of a young man bedridden during the war. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:57:47

The Families' Civil War with Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr.

11/16/2020
Holly and I discuss his forthcoming book, The Families' Civil War...all about Philly, black soldiers in the USCT, and their extended families at home. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:58:20

Colossal Ambitions and Confederate Exceptionalism with Adrian Brettle

11/12/2020
Greetings! Adrian and I discuss his new book, Colossal Ambitions: Confederate Planning for a Post-Civil War World...and how the Rebs saw themselves in a global context (it's really interesting, y'all...) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:01:05:29

Gettysburg's Lutheran Seminary and the Battle on July 1, 1863 with Codie Eash

11/8/2020
One of my favorite spots on the battlefield - which doesn't get the love it deserves. Codie takes us on a virtual "tour" of sorts and contextualizes Seminary Ridge in the context of the Battle of Gettysburg and the war --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:59:15

The "Dark Turn" in Civil War History with Sarah Handley-Cousins, Jonathan S. Jones, and Diane Miller Sommerville (part II)

11/4/2020
We wrap up our discussion on the so-called "dark turn" and even respond to some pretty harsh criticism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:37:55

The "Dark Turn" in Civil War History with Sarah Handley-Cousins, Jonathan S. Jones, and Diane Miller Sommerville (part I)

11/2/2020
I sit down with three Rogue Historian veterans to discuss the so-called "Dark Turn" and how we might use it to rethink how we understand Civil War soldiering. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:43:38

Unpacking the Cambridge History of the American Civil War with Aaron Sheehan-Dean

10/29/2020
I speak with the editor of the new Cambridge Civil War anthology about the process and about the discipline. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:53:29

The Age of Andrew Jackson with Daniel Gullotta

10/25/2020
Daniel Gullotta is Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University and the host of the Age of Jackson podcast - he and I discuss podcasting, the public, and Antebellum politics (with a little of the election of 2020 mixed in). Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:54:34

Seceding from Secession: the Creation of West Virginia with Eric J .Wittenberg

10/21/2020
Eric and I discuss the Civil War (eventual) state of West Virginia, the the tensions, and the Constitutional hurdles of creating the 5th border state. Check out his new BOOK on the subject - Seceding from Secession: War, Politics, and the Creation of West Virginia. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:00:54:39

George Washington and His Cabinet with Lindsay Chervinsky

10/19/2020
Lindsay and I discuss her new book, The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution..I really enjoyed this book and I think you will too - have a listen! . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rogue-historian/support

Duration:01:03:23