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Episode 1

Dr. James McPherson discusses the reasons and motivations behind what made common soldiers ("Billy Yank" and "Johnny Reb") go fight in the Civil War.

The Spate of Civil War Literature | Walter Edgar's Journal
- Episode 3 The South's Reaction to Lincoln's Election | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The South's Reaction to Lincoln's Election | Walter Edgar's Journal

Episode 2

In this segment, Dr. McPherson details the impact of President Abraham Lincoln’s election victory on the South, before the Civil War. Lincoln's victory is seen as one of the key motivations the South...

The Spate of Civil War Literature | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Spate of Civil War Literature | Walter Edgar's Journal

Episode 3

Walter Edgar talks with Dr. McPherson about the increase in Civil War writings within the past thirty years. Writers have since expanded on aspects like civilian life, experiences for common soldiers...

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Civil War "Sensory History" | Walter Edgar's Journal

Episode 4

One of the new fields in Civil War history is what is known as “sensory history:” what people experienced, thought, smelled, tasted, heard, etc. Dr. James McPherson and Dr. Mark Smith discuss these...

Vicksburg, Famine, and Tastes | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Vicksburg, Famine, and Tastes | Walter Edgar's Journal

Episode 5

In this segment, Dr. Mark Smith discusses tastes, and what people typically ate during the Civil War. He uses Vicksburg, and foods, as examples to illustrate this aspect of sensory history.

The Sounds Of Charleston | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Sounds Of Charleston | Walter Edgar's Journal

Episode 7

Dr. Mark Smith analyzes auditory experiences during the Secession Convention, and the sounds and voices in Charleston, S.C., during the Civil War.

The Spate of Civil War Literature | Walter Edgar's Journal
- Episode 3 The Civil War At 150 (Full Version)

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The Civil War At 150 (Full Version)

Episode 8

Dr. James McPherson, professor emeritus of American History at Princeton University, won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom, which has since sold more than six hundred thousand copies...

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