John C. Calhoun is among the most notorious and enigmatic figures in American political history. In this episode we talk with Robert Elder, author of Calhoun: American Heretic. Elder shows that Calhoun’s story is crucial for understanding the political climate in...
Check out Jennifer Harlan’s New York Times piece on the history of summer reading. Here is a taste: Something about these dog days, more than any other time of year, invites readers to bury themselves in a book — and...
Lindsey Chervinsky is back with another summit. Watch: Authors and books include: Michael Hattem, Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution Ben Wright, Bonds of Salvation: How Christianity Inspired and Limited American Abolitionism Carolyn Eastman, The Strange...
