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The Rogue Historian

The Rogue Historian

By Keith Harris

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.
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This Week in History Twitter - June 12, 2019

The Rogue HistorianJun 12, 2019

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Musings on the Civil War with Bradley M. Gottfried
Mar 18, 202456:43
Shackles of a Freeman with Don Alexander
Feb 24, 202456:46
Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army with Adam D. Mendelsohn
Feb 17, 202457:43
One More War to Fight with Stephen A. Goldman
Feb 11, 202456:34
The Great Rogue Historian RELAUNCH - with Coni Constantine
Feb 05, 202413:26
Black Northerners and the Debate over Military Service in the Civil War

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

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!! 

Dec 24, 202043:55
Chasing Portraits with Elizabeth Rynecki
Dec 14, 202043:29
In Search of Sexual Health with Elliott Bowen
Dec 08, 202047:26
The War Outside My Window with Janet E. Croon
Nov 23, 202057:48
The Families' Civil War with Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr.

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

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. 

Nov 16, 202058:21
Colossal Ambitions and Confederate Exceptionalism with Adrian Brettle
Nov 12, 202001:05:29
Gettysburg's Lutheran Seminary and the Battle on July 1, 1863 with Codie Eash

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

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

Nov 08, 202059:16
The "Dark Turn" in Civil War History with Sarah Handley-Cousins, Jonathan S. Jones, and Diane Miller Sommerville (part II)

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

We wrap up our discussion on the so-called "dark turn" and even respond to some pretty harsh criticism. 

Nov 04, 202034:24
The "Dark Turn" in Civil War History with Sarah Handley-Cousins, Jonathan S. Jones, and Diane Miller Sommerville (part I)

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

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. 

Nov 02, 202043:38
Unpacking the Cambridge History of the American Civil War with Aaron Sheehan-Dean
Oct 29, 202052:45
The Age of Andrew Jackson with Daniel Gullotta

The Age of Andrew Jackson with Daniel Gullotta

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! 

Oct 25, 202053:50
Seceding from Secession: the Creation of West Virginia with Eric J .Wittenberg
Oct 21, 202053:55
George Washington and His Cabinet with Lindsay Chervinsky
Oct 19, 202001:02:39
The Powells of Virginia with Alison Herring (part II)

The Powells of Virginia with Alison Herring (part II)

Alison and I continue our conversation about the Powell family - and especially on the enslaved people connected to them. 

Oct 14, 202045:40
The Powells of Virginia with Alison Herring (part I)

The Powells of Virginia with Alison Herring (part I)

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. 

Oct 11, 202035:57
The Road to the Second Amendment with Noah Shusterman (part II)
Oct 07, 202042:44
The Road to the Second Amendment with Noah Shusterman (part I)
Oct 05, 202037:48
Reconciliation after Civil Wars with Paul Quigley and James Hawdon
Sep 28, 202001:03:17
Reflections on the American Civil War with Gary Gallagher (part II)

Reflections on the American Civil War with Gary Gallagher (part II)

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?
Sep 24, 202038:26
Reflections on the American Civil War with Gary Gallagher (part I)
Sep 20, 202033:03
The Wickedest City in America with Tammy Ingram

The Wickedest City in America with Tammy Ingram

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. 

Sep 13, 202047:52
The Use and Legacy of Landmines in the Civil War with Ken Rutherford
Sep 06, 202040:25
Power and Politics in the Civil War South with Stephanie McCurry
Aug 31, 202001:06:48
Reflecting on the Work and Legacy of Bernard Bailyn with Michael Hattem

Reflecting on the Work and Legacy of Bernard Bailyn with Michael Hattem

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!! 

Aug 24, 202001:07:05
European Nationalist Movements and the Making of the Confederacy with Ann L. Tucker

European Nationalist Movements and the Making of the Confederacy with Ann L. Tucker

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.   

Aug 17, 202057:23
Free Love and Radicals with Sherry L. Smith
Aug 13, 202053:22
The Stories We Keep Telling about the Civil War with Cody Marrs
Aug 04, 202001:10:54
The Lost Tradition of Economic Equality in America with Daniel Mandell
Jul 30, 202001:03:30
American Discord with Megan L. Bever and Laura Mammina
Jul 24, 202056:10
The Revolt that Ended Slavery in the British Empire with Tom Zoellner
Jul 18, 202053:17
Environmental History and the Civil War with Judkin Browning and Timothy Silver
Jul 03, 202043:24
Confederate Monuments and the Changing Commemorative Landscape with Hilary Green

Confederate Monuments and the Changing Commemorative Landscape with Hilary Green

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.  

Jun 26, 202056:18
The Slave Trade in the Civil War South with Robert Colby

The Slave Trade in the Civil War South with Robert Colby

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. 

Jun 22, 202052:22
Gettysburg's Peach Orchard with James Hessler
Jun 18, 202049:15
Atlantic History in the 19th Century with Niels Eichhorn
May 14, 202049:34
Gettysburg in the 20th Century with John Heckman - The Tattooed Historian

Gettysburg in the 20th Century with John Heckman - The Tattooed Historian

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. 

May 04, 202045:25
How Surrender Defined the Civil War with David Silkenat
Mar 13, 202001:09:32
The False Cause with Adam Domby
Feb 10, 202058:12
The Three-Cornered War with Megan Kate Nelson

The Three-Cornered War with Megan Kate Nelson

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. 

Feb 03, 202001:01:38
Smells, Sounds, and Tastes of Civil War Prisons - A Review of Evan A. Kutzler's Living by Inches
Jan 24, 202005:08
Living by Inches with Evan Kutzler

Living by Inches with Evan Kutzler

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 :) 

Jan 20, 202039:05
Civil War Fandom with Mary Fincher

Civil War Fandom with Mary Fincher

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. 

Jan 04, 202039:25
History and the Public at Gettysburg National Military Park with Chris Gwinn

History and the Public at Gettysburg National Military Park with Chris Gwinn

Chris and I discuss some of the finer points in public history. 

Disclaimer: the views expressed on this episode of The Rogue Historian do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Park Service or Gettysburg National Military Park 

Dec 12, 201946:58
The Reverse Underground Railroad with Richard Bell
Dec 01, 201935:54
A Fresh Look at Civil War Veterans with Kate Dahlstrand

A Fresh Look at Civil War Veterans with Kate Dahlstrand

I love having guests who share my passion! Kate, a veteran herself, weighs in on recent scholarship on Civil War vets and offered some new and quite valuable perspective. Listen up!! 

Nov 26, 201938:44