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
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
A Conversation with Michael Beschloss
A Conversation with Bernard L. Schwartz
A Conversation with Walter Isaacson
Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism
One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965
Shakespeare in a Divided America
An Evening with Drew Gilpin Faust
An Evening with Robert A. Caro: Working
An Evening with Jill Lepore
A Conversation with Ron Chernow
Silver, Sword, and Stone: A History of Latin America
The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom Featuring: H.W. Brands
A Conversation with Joanne Freeman: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
A Conversation with Philip Deloria: America’s First Inhabitants
A Conversation with Cokie Roberts
The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
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History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
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