Gerry Prokopowicz

Civil War Talk Radio

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Since October 2004, host Gerry Prokopowicz (East Carolina University history professor) has held weekly in-depth conversations about Civil War history with various historians, authors, curators, artists and other people whose work is of interest to students of the Civil War era. Guests have included James McPherson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Gary Gallagher, Caroline Janney, Peter Carmichael, Carol Reardon, and many others. Although the show is named "talk radio," it has little in common with traditional talk radio, in that the guests do most of the talking, on subjects of their choosing. There's n...

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Gerry Prokopowicz

Episodes

Civil War Talk Radio - April 27, 2016 27.04.2016 58:40

Steven Towne, Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War: Exposing Confederate Conspiracies in Americas Heartland .

Civil War Talk Radio - April 20, 2016 20.04.2016 58:36

Peter Carlson, Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey.

Civil War Talk Radio - April 13, 2016 13.04.2016 57:48

Eric J. Wittenberg, The Devil's to Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour .

Civil War Talk Radio - April 6, 2016 06.04.2016 57:51

Sheridan Barringer, Fighting for General Lee: Confederate General Rufus Barringer and the North Carolina Cavalry Brigade.

Civil War Talk Radio - March 30, 2016 (Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman: Broken Promises) 30.03.2016 59:50

Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Broken Promises: A Novel of the Civil War.

Civil War Talk Radio - March 23, 2016 (Martha Hodes: Mourning Lincoln) 23.03.2016 58:54

Martha Hodes, Mourning Lincoln .

Civil War Talk Radio - March 16, 2016 (Chuck Veit: Sea Miner) 16.03.2016 59:09

Chuck Veit, Sea Miner: Major E. B. Hunt's Civil War Rocket Torpedo, 1862-1863.

Civil War Talk Radio - March 2, 2016 (Thomas Kernan: Mystic Chords of Memory) 02.03.2016 59:33

Thomas Kernan, "Sounding 'The Mystic Chords of Memory': Musical Memorials for Abraham Lincoln, 1865-2009."

Civil War Talk Radio - February 24, 2016 (Douglas L. Wilson: Herndon on Lincoln) 24.02.2016 1:00:07

Douglas L. Wilson, co-editor (with Rodney O. Davis), of Herndon on Lincoln: Letters

Civil War Talk Radio - February 17, 2016 (David T. Dixon: The Lost Gettysburg Address) 17.02.2016 58:57

David T. Dixon, The Lost Gettysburg Address: Charles Anderson's Civil War Odyssey .

Civil War Talk Radio - February 10, 2016 (Mark McLaughlin: Rebel Raiders on the High Seas) 10.02.2016 59:33

Mark McLaughlin, designer of Rebel Raiders on the High Seas from GMT Games.

Civil War Talk Radio - February 3, 2016 (Christopher Dickey: Our Man in Charleston) 03.02.2016 59:14

Christopher Dickey, Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South .

Civil War Talk Radio - January 27, 2016 (Bill Backus: Bristoe Station) 27.01.2016 57:57

Bill Backus, A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863 .

Civil War Talk Radio - January 20, 2016 (Gregory P. Downs: After Appomattox) 20.01.2016 57:03

Gregory P. Downs, After Appomattox: Military Occupation and the Ends of War

Civil War Talk Radio - January 13, 2016 (Col. Matt Spruill: Chickamauga Staff Ride) 13.01.2016 58:07

Col. Matt Spruill, author of The US Army War College Guide to the Battle of Chickamauga and many others.

Civil War Talk Radio - December 9, 2015 (Brian James Egen: Michigan at Antietam) 09.12.2015 1:00:11

Brian James Egen, co-author of Michigan at Antietam: The Wolverine State's Sacrifice on America's Bloodiest Day.

Civil War Talk Radio - December 2, 2015 (Nancy Dane: Tales of a Civil War Orphan) 02.12.2015 56:05

Nancy Dane, Sarah Campbell: Tales of a Civil War Orphan.

Civil War Talk Radio - November 18, 2015 (Nick K. Adams: Letters from a Volunteer) 18.11.2015 58:24

Nick K. Adams, editor of My Dear Wife and Children: Civil War Letters from a 2nd Minnesota Volunteer.

Civil War Talk Radio - November 4, 2015 (Christian Samito: Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment) 04.11.2015 59:07

Christian G. Samito, Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment (Concise Lincoln Library)

Civil War Talk Radio - October 28, 2015 (Wade Sokolosky: The Battle of Wise's Forks) 28.10.2015 58:47

Wade Sokolosky, "To Prepare for Sherman's Coming": The Battle of Wise's Forks, March 1865.

Civil War Talk Radio - October 14, 2015 (Thomas Heard Robertson, Jr.: A Confederate Surgeon's Journal) 14.10.2015 58:51

Thomas Heard Robertson, Jr., Resisting Sherman: A Confederate Surgeon's Journal and the Civil War in the Carolinas, 1865.

Civil War Talk Radio - October 7, 2015 (Betty Brennan: Designing a Lincoln Exhibit) 07.10.2015 55:29

Betty Brennan, President of Taylor Studios, Inc., Exhibit Designers for the Lincoln Heritage Museum, Lincoln, IL.

Civil War Talk Radio - September 30, 2015 (J. Matthew Gallman: Defining Duty on the Home Front) 30.09.2015 58:57

J. Matthew Gallman, Defining Duty in the Civil War: Personal Choice, Popular Culture, and the Union Home Front .

Civil War Talk Radio - September 23, 2015 (Daniel T. Davis: Autumn in the Shenandoah) 23.09.2015 58:38

Daniel T. Davis, co-author of Bloody Autumn: The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 .

Civil War Talk Radio - September 16, 2015 (Kenneth A. Griffiths: Creative Nonfiction) 16.09.2015 57:35

Kenneth A. Griffiths, author of Seven Days in July: A Historic Account of the Battle of Atlanta , combines historical research with imagined dialogue to create vivid pictures of Civil War events.