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John Wilkes Boothās Quiet Grave: Following the Assassin to Green Mount Cemetery
This episode of Talk With History follows the trail of John Wilkes Booth after Lincolnās assassination to his final, quiet resting place in Baltimoreās historic Green Mount Cemetery. š 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 sheā¦
UltimateĀ 4thĀ ofĀ JulyĀ History Movie Guide
ScottĀ andĀ JennĀ shareĀ anĀ āUltimateĀ 4thĀ ofĀ JulyĀ HistoryĀ MovieĀ Guideā,Ā eachĀ rankingĀ 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, Meadowsā initial reservations about portraying the polarizing Forrest, and the productionās 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
Been There Done That: An Interview with History That Doesn’t Suck!
Scott and Jenn interview Professor Greg Jacksonāhost of the podcast History That Doesnāt Suck and author of the upcoming book Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome. This book is about how Americaās current polarization has clear precedents in the 1790s and the mid- to late-1800s. Jackson previews themes fromā¦
The REAL Edgar Allan Poe: His Military Service, Reputation, and Mysterious Death
Hosts Scott and Jenn, discuss Edgar Allan Poe while visiting Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, covering the mysterious circumstances of his 1849 death after being found delirious in the streets. They trace Poeās early life (orphaned, taken in by the Allan family), his Army service and brief West Point stint, and his strugglingā¦
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