American History Untucked 5 -- Scott Reynolds Nelson

05/12/14 • -1 min

My guest for this show is Scott Reynolds Nelson, author of A Nation of Deadbeats, Steel Drivin' Man, and Iron Confederacies. We talk about the influence his father had on his research, how his approach to writing and research has changed over the years, and about meeting Bruce Springsteen.
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American History Untucked 004 -- Donald Shaffer

My guest for this show is Donald Shaffer, author of After the Glory: The Struggles of Black Civil War Veterans (Kansas, 2004) and the Civil War Emancipation blog. In this show we talk about his research, blogging, and teaching online.
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American History Untucked 006 -- Cathy Wright

My guest for this show is Cathy Wright, the curator of the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia. We talk about what a curator does, the MOC upcoming merger with the American Civil War Museum, and about her favorite artifact in the collection.
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