From books to barbecue, from current events to colonial history, Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. (A production of South Carolina Public Radio.)
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In this segment, Dr. Rod Andrew, Jr. talks with Dr. Edgar about writing his biography of Revolutionary War hero Col. Andrew Pickens: who he was, his life, and sources about him. Dr. Andrew also...
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Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss the national park service’s efforts in creating their “Southern Campaign of the American Revolution” park grouping.
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Walter Edgar introduces our speaker, Dr. Rodger Stroup, retired Director of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
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Cassandra King recalls how she first met Pat Conroy, and how their friendship led to marriage.
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In this first segment on ‘The Importance of Cotton,’ Dr. Peter Coclanis gives us a brief overview of South Carolina’s economic landscape, pre-Revolutionary War (1763). Before the American Revolution...
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In this first segment on Slavery In South Carolina, Dr. Larry Watson outlines the demographics between African-Americans and Whites, before, during, and immediately after the American Revolution...
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In this first segment on the Confederate submarine C.S.S. Hunley, Walter Edgar and Senator Glenn McConnell discuss how finding the submarine disproved all pre-conceived notions about its design...
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Dr. James McPherson discusses the reasons and motivations behind what made common soldiers ("Billy Yank" and "Johnny Reb") go fight in the Civil War.
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In this first segment on The Dogs of War, Dr. Emory Thomas briefly discusses the unintended consequences of secession. Some of those consequences included the implementation of state socialism in some...
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In the first segment on Mary Chesnut’s photo album, Harvey Teal details the earliest days of photography, and describes the various types of photographs: daguerreotype, amber type, Carte de Visite...
