For the Ages: A History Podcast
History
Roger Lowenstein once again joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the complex financial circumstances of the Civil War. In this episode, he explores the financial challenges faced by the Confederacy; looking at the resources they had available to them compared to the North, how they envisioned global trade impacting their cause, and how the desire to preserve the institution of slavery influenced both their military strategy and economic philosophy.
Recorded on February 10, 2023
The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People, Part II
The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People, Part I
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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
The Bald Eagle Part Two: The History of the Bald Eagle in America
The Bald Eagle Part One: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird
My Life in Special Operations: Operation Neptune Spear and the Raid on the bin Laden Compound
My Life in Special Operations: The Capture of Saddam Hussein
In That Time: Michael O’Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam
Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America's Story
His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of America’s Presidential Transitions
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A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed
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A Conversation with Billie Jean King
Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World
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