
Over at Inkandescentradio, Adam Goodheart, historian, writer, and director of the C.V. Starr Center, talks about his book 1861: The Civil War Awakening and his forthcoming book 1865.
Here is the introduction to the podcast:
In today’s podcast, we learn:
- What inspired Goodheart to write “1861?
- What makes this war so important to understand— especially for kids
- Some of the Civil War heroes who may have inspired you in some way
- What role women like Jessie Freemont played in the war
- How and when he developed his liking for American history
- Why today’s kids don’t know much of history
- What he thinks we can all do to help pass on our enthusiasm for the founders to kids in k-12
- And, Goodheart leaves us three fascinating facts about the Civil War that our listeners can talk tonight about at the dinner table.
Listen to the podcast here.
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