Tom Price

Front Porch Radio - History's Hook

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History’s Hook is a weekly audio-media series that uses local stories…stories found in everyone’s backyard…to explore national and world history. The show features experts and eye-witnesses to events that make those connections in history. The show’s host, Tom Price is a veteran historian who has spent nearly 30 years working in museums and archives finding those documents and objects that tell the stories of all of us. He has published numerous articles on U.S. History and has curated fifteen major exhibitions related to American History and culture.

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Tom Price

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The Devil’s Backbone: The History of the Natchez Trace 13.01.2021 1:02:40

History’s Hook’s hosts, Tom Price and Dr. Barry Gidcomb welcome Tony Turnbow, author of “The Natchez Trace in the War of 1812” which was published in The Journal of Mississippi History and most recently, the full length book published by Time Tunnel Media titled, Hardened to Hickory: The Missing Chapter in Andrew Jackson’s Life. The Natchez Trace is a 444 mile route between Nashville, Tennessee an...

What is History, Anyway? 13.01.2021 1:08:37

History’s Hook’s hosts, Tom Price, Jo Ann McClellan and Dr. Barry Gidcomb introduce listeners to the premise of the show and talk about their backgrounds and interests and discuss what makes history important today.