The Rogue Historian

I am super stoked to have my old friend Rob on the show to discuss his new book, which of course you can get right HERE! Enjoy, and please let me know what you think :)

Today I get to talk about my adopted hometown of Los Angeles!! And since I love to talk about the history of LA that rests beneath the surface...often just out of sight...who better to have on than Etan Rosenbloom, the greater of my favorite Insta account, EtanDoesLA and the host of a first-rate website on LA's over 600+ landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places, Etan Does LA. We have a great conversation about these landmarks, and most interestingly, how the city goes about preserving (some of) them in the context of an ever-changing landscape and identity.

United States involvement in World War II is a complicated story, but incomplete unless we discuss black Americans and their contributions to the war effort. Matt and I get to it, discussing everything from support roles to civil right initiatives to the Double V campaign. This is good stuff...all from his recent book - Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad. You can grab a copy HERE - And be sure and subscribe to this podcast wherever you listen to these types of things. I post new stuff all the time :)

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.

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!

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!

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

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

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!! 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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...)

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

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. 

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! 

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.  

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! .

Alison and I discuss the extraordinary lives of the Powell family of Virginia and those to whom they were connected in the years leading up to and during the American Civil War. 

Noah and I pick up where we left off in part I and discuss why Noah thinks the Second Amendment no longer makes sense...which btw, is the opening line in his new book, Armed Citizens: The Road from Ancient Rome to the Second Amendment. 

This is a conversation that anyone who has an interest in the Second Amendment should hear...Noah and I discuss his latest book, Armed Citizens: the Road to the Second Amendment. IN part one we discuss context and meaning behind the amendment...good stuff! 

I love discussing reconciliation - I mean...it's kinda my thing. In this episode, we take on reconciliation by casting a wider net... and look at Paul and Jim's latest book, Reconciliation after Civil Wars: Global Perspectives. 

Gary and I continue our conversation covering the themes in his latest book: The Enduring Civil War - and even take questions from Twitter! How cool is that? 

The first of a two-part episode in which Gary and I discuss his latest book, The Enduring Civil War: Reflections on the Great American Crisis. This collection of 71 essay will surely captivate anyone interested in the war...and we address a number of themes in the book. 

Tammy and I discuss her forthcoming book on organized crime in Phenix City, Alabama. Guess what. I had no idea about any of this. Seriously...mind = blown. 

Ken and I discuss the use and legacy of landmines in the Civil War...and Ken's work to ban the use of landmines worldwide, as explained in his latest book: America's Buried History. 

MY 100th EPISODE!!! I discuss the Confederate experiment in nationhood with Dr. Stephanie McCurry...and especially her book Confederate Reckoning. 

I chat with historian of Early America Michael Hattem, author of the forthcoming Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution, about the work of Bernard Bailyn...and the convo is fascinating. This is the first in a series of discussions concerning major figures in American historiography - enjoy!! 

Ann and I chat about her new book: Newest Born of Nations - which details the liberal/conservative tensions embedded within Confederate nationalism in a 19th-century international context.   

Poetry and progressive politics frame the backdrop for this fascinating story - I sit down with Sherry to discuss her latest book: Bohemians West

I sit down with Cody to talk through some of the ideas in his latest: Not Even Past: The Stories We Keep Telling about the Civil War. I love this stuff...and we had a great convo! 

I sit down to discuss Dan's latest book: The Lost Tradition of Economic Equality in America. Listen up!! Some of these things might sound awfully familiar to you...and they go WAY back! 

I sit down with Megan and Laura to take on some particulars of the Civil War era which help us explain the war broadly defined....all outlined in their new book, American Discord: The Republic and Its People in the Civil War Era. 

I am very much looking forward to using Judkin and Tim's new book, An Environmental History of the Civil War in my own classroom - today we discuss some of the salient points in the book. 

Hey all - if you listen to just one of my shows...listen to this one.  Dr. Green and I discuss the current efforts to remove Confederate monuments across the South and why this changing narrative is so vastly significant.  

Oh yes...the slave trade in the Confederacy was as vibrant as ever - I talk with Dr. Robert Colby about what all that means....and it's fascinating stuff, y'all. 

Get up to speed on the July 2, 1863 fun with Dan Sickles, James Longstreet and what was going on at the Peach Orchard. We talk about his new book on the subject and sort through the confusion. 

For the longest time, scholars thought of "Atlantic History" as an 18th century phenomenon. Niels and I take another look - at the so-called "long 19th century" and discuss his latest book on the subject: Atlantic History in the 19th Century. 

Every year John takes my Civil War students around the Gettysburg battlefield and shows them the WWI and WWII hot spots. We couldn't go this year - because...you know, lock down. So we talked it out. 

Adam and I discuss his NEW book, The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory - ANNNNNDDDDDD....talking about this stuff in the classroom and on the Interwebs. 

Megan and I discuss her latest book, The Three-Cornered War...and she explains why the Civil War in the western territories was so important. 

My review of Evan Kutzler's new book, Living by Inches: The Smells, Sounds, Tastes, and Feeling of Captivity in Civil War Prisons - and listen to the interview too...at theroguehistorian.com

I am super stoked to speak with Evan about his new book, Living by Inches: The Smells, Sounds, Tastes, and Feeling of Captivity in Civil War Prisons - we take on the lived experience of POWs - what it smelled, sounded, and tasted like. Maybe you shouldn't listen before you eat :) 

What does it mean to be a "fan" of the Civil War? I asked the Civil War Fangirl - Mary Fincher, co-host of the Railsplitter Podcast - to find out.