Breaking Nation: A Civil War Podcast

Scott Holmgren

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Breaking Nation: A Civil War Podcast will take listeners on a revelatory and surprising journey through the years of the American Civil War, bringing it to life by exploring and discovering the people, the places, and the events – as if we didn't know how it would all turn out.

27 DE JUL.

S1E4 – A Political Free-For-All

What happens when a political party implodes? One newspaperman in hindsight said, “The Whig party died of too much respectability and not enough people.” The decade before the Civil War saw politics as figurative and literal mayhem as parties splintered and fistfights broke out in Congress. Kansas became a battleground, the Supreme Court made the worst decision ever, and violence predicted the eve of full-out and open war. Was there a group or a person who could lead the country forward? ...

2h35min
10 DE MAI.

S1E3 – American Slavery

Why did slavery exist in the United States, and how did it get that way? To better understand America leading up to the Civil War, it’s vital to trace its roots back to its origins and how its British history morphed into the Southern society, politics, and economy. As the US grew, every increase strained against the uneasy tension between the pragmatic and the moral perspectives on the South’s “peculiar institution.” How would the country deal with this tension and the sparks that began to l...

2h26min
20 DE ABR.

S1E2 – The Father of All

What caused the American Civil War? Better yet, what caused the causes? In order to discover the answers, it’s essential to explore the context of the United States at the time… How had the country changed since its independence in 1776? What foundations had it been built upon? What growing pains affected not just the government but also the citizenry? And how did leaders attempt to deal with the one issue that just couldn’t be swept under the rug? Recommended BooklistAdams, James Truslo...

1h23min
20 DE ABR.

S1E1 – Introduction

“History never looks like history when you are living through it,” said John W. Gardner, US cabinet secretary. Too often we look at history as names, dates and information, but for those who had to live through it, they had no idea what was going to happen. So let’s consider the American Civil War – without spoilers.As we begin Breaking Nation: A Civil War Podcast, let’s consider several questions:How do we look at the American Civil War?What inspired the creation of this podcast?Why is learn...

20min

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Breaking Nation: A Civil War Podcast will take listeners on a revelatory and surprising journey through the years of the American Civil War, bringing it to life by exploring and discovering the people, the places, and the events – as if we didn't know how it would all turn out.

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Scott Holmgren
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Breaking Nation: A Civil War Podcast

Breaking Nation: A Civil War Podcast

Episódios

S1E4 – A Political Free-For-All

S1E3 – American Slavery

S1E2 – The Father of All

S1E1 – Introduction

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