A Historian and Navy Veteran talk about traveling to historic locations
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St. Louis: The City That Launched a Nation
Why start Route 66 at the Gateway to the West? At Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Scott and historian Jenn kick off their Route 66 centennial series at the symbolic “Gateway to the West,” where Lewis and Clark launched the Corps of Discovery after the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. They explore the Arch’s underground…
Wild Bill Hickok: The True History and Death in Deadwood
What really happened in Deadwood when Wild Bill Hickok was killed, and why is his death tied to a place that wasn’t even U.S. state territory? This episode revisits the Black Hills gold-rush boomtown of Deadwood and Hickok’s final days after traveling from Fort Laramie with Charlie Utter’s wagon train, joined by Calamity Jane. It explains Deadwood’s explosive growth and Hickok’s poker game at Saloon 10 where Jack McCall—shot him on August 2, 1876. Join us…and learn about this giant of American history.
John Wilkes Booth’s Quiet Grave: Following the Assassin to Green Mount Cemetery
This episode of Talk With History follows the trail of John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassination to his final, quiet resting place in Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery. 📍 Visit John Wilkes Booth gravesite
History of the U.S. Naval Academy: Memorial Hall, the Chapel, and Cemetery
This episode of Talk With History traces the origins and legacy of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, from its 1845 founding by Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft at Fort Severn to its growth into a defining institution of American sea power. Scott (a 2004 Naval Academy graduate) and Jenn share why she…
Ultimate 4th of July History Movie Guide
Scott and Jenn share an “Ultimate 4th of July History Movie Guide”, each ranking five patriotic and historic movies that you can watch this summer. What are YOUR top 5 history movies for 4th of July?
The First Civil War General to Defeat Grant | The Legend of Van Dorn movie interview!
This episode of Talk With History features an interview with screenwriter/lead actor Lee Wilson (as Confederate cavalry commander Earl Van Dorn) and actor David B. Meadows (as Nathan Bedford Forrest) about the feature film The Legend of Van Dorn, set in Middle Tennessee in spring 1863. They discuss how Wilson discovered Van Dorn through a Spring Hill play, Meadows’ initial reservations about portraying the polarizing Forrest, and the production’s emphasis on authenticity through filming at historic sites and battlefields. The film premieres August 21 on Amazon Prime and other platforms. Legend of Van Dorn
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