Lectures
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Maurie D. McInnis
Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade
On January 26, 2012, Maurie D. McInnis delivered a lecture entitled Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade.
Length: 56:16 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Timothy S. Sedore
Virginia's Confederate Monuments
On December 8, 2011, Timothy S. Sedore delivered a lecture entitled Virginia's Confederate Monuments.
Length: 55:54 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Adam Goodheart
1861: The Civil War Awakening
On November 30, 2011, Adam Goodheart delivered a lecture entitled 1861: The Civil War Awakening.
Length: 59:12 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Tony Horwitz
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Started the Civil War
On November 16, 2011, Tony Horwitz delivered the Alexander W. Weddell Trustees lecture entitled Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Started the Civil War.
Length: 58:02 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Dr. Adrian Wheat
Civil War Medicine
On October 27, 2011, Dr. Adrian Wheat delivered a lecture entitled Civil War Medicine.
Length: 59:09 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Graham Woodlief and Barbara Ramos
The First Thanksgiving
On October 13, 2011, Graham Woodlief and Barbara Ramos delivered their lecture entitled The First Thanksgiving.
Length: 51:09 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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John V. Quarstein
The Battle of the Ironclads
On September 21, 2011, John V. Quarstein delivered the first annual Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture entitled "The Battle of the Ironclads."
Length: 58:01 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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A. E. Dick Howard
The Constitution of Virginia: From Jefferson's Day to Our Own Time
On September 8, 2011, A. E. Dick Howard delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Constitution of Virginia: From Jefferson's Day to Our Own Time."
Length: 58:46 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Robert H. Gillette
The Virginia Plan: William B. Thalhimer and a Rescue from Nazi Germany
On August 4, 2011, Robert H. Gillette delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Virginia Plan: William B. Thalhimer and a Rescue from Nazi Germany."
Length: 1:09:21 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Brooks Smith and Wayne Dementi
Facts & Legends of Sports in Richmond
On July 14, 2011, Brooks Smith and Wayne Dementi delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Facts & Legends of Sports in Richmond."
Length: 49:55 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Todd Kliman
The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine
On June 30, 2011, Todd Kliman delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine."
Length: 1:08:22 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Barnet Schecter
George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Maps
On June 9, 2011, Barnet Schecter delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Maps." This lecture was cosponsored with the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Virginia.
Length: 57:41 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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John C. Waugh
Lincoln and McClellan
On May 12, 2011, John C. Waugh delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Lincoln and McClellan."
Length: 1:02:23 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Lorena S. Walsh
Motives of Honor, Pleasure, and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607–1763
On April 21, 2011, Lorena Walsh delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Motives of Honor, Pleasure, and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607–1763." This lecture was cosponsored with the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Virginia.
Length: 59:57 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Nelson D. Lankford
The Crooked Road to Civil War
On April 14, 2011, Nelson Lankford delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Crooked Road to Civil War." This lecture was cosponsored with Richmond National Battlefield Park.
Length: 59:33 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Douglas R. Egerton
Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that Brought on the Civil War
On March 24, 2011, Douglas Egerton delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that Brought on the Civil War"
Length: 1:00:16 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Gregg Kimball
American City, Southern Place: Richmond on the Eve of War
On March 10, 2011, Gregg Kimball delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "American City, Southern Place: Richmond on the Eve of War." This lecture was cosponsored with Richmond National Battlefield Park.
Length: 58:07 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Daniel Crofts
The Diary of a Public Man and Abraham Lincoln
On March 3, 2011, Daniel Crofts delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Diary of a Public Man and Abraham Lincoln."
Length: 55:29 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Edward Lengel
Inventing George Washington: America's Founder in Myth and Memory
On February 24, 2011, Ed Lengel discussed his book, Inventing George Washington: America's Founder in Myth and Memory.
Length: 56:52 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Susan Kern
The Jeffersons at Shadwell
On January 13, 2011, Susan Kern discussed her book, The Jeffersons at Shadwell.
Length: 55:40 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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John Peters
Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery
On December 9, 2010, John Peters discussed his book, Richmond's Hollywood Cemetary.
Length: 55:52 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Gregg Kimball, Jackie Frost, and Sheryl Warner
"We Shall Not Be Moved": Virginia Songs of Labor
On December 2, 2010, historian Gregg Kimball along with singers Jackie Frost and Sheryl Warner performed songs by such Virginia musical luminaries as the Carter Family as well as rank-and-file workers who filled churches, labor halls, and strike lines to protest their working conditions.
Length: 1:02:28 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Gary W. Gallagher
"The Real Lost Cause: The Idea of Union in the Memory of the Civil War"
On November 17, 2010, Gary W. Gallagher delivered the Alexander W. Weddell Trustees Lectures entitled "The Real Lost Cause: The Idea of Union in the Memory of the Civil War."
Length: 1:00:19 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Scott Reynolds Nelson
"Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend"
On Thursday, November 4, 2010, Scott Reynolds Nelson discussed his book Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend.
Length: 1:00:52 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Marie Tyler-McGraw
"An African Republic: Black and White Virginians in the Making of Liberia"
On Thursday, October 28, 2010, Marie Tyler-McGraw discussed her book An African Republic: Black and White Virginians in the Making of Liberia.
Length: 55:32 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Kate Chenery Tweedy
"Secretariat"
On Thursday, October 13, 2010, Kate Chenery Tweed discussed her book, Secretariat's Meadow.
Length: 57:40 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Gerald P. McCarthy
"Virginia Environmental Endowment: Leadership, Leverage, and Legacy"
On Thursday, October 7, 2010, Gerald P. McCarthy discussed the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
Length: 1:05:54 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Scott W. Berg
"Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C."
On Thursday, September 23, 2010, Scott W. Berg discussed his book, Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C..
Length: 59:10 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Brig. Gen. John W. Mountcastle (USA, Ret.)
"Memories of World War II"
On Thursday, July 22, 2010, Jack Mountcastle discussed photos from the exhibition Memories of World War II: Photographs from the
Archives of The Associated Press.
Length: 59:10 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Jeffrey W. McClurken
"Take Care of the Living: Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families in Virginia"
On Thursday, June 10, 2010, Jeffrey W. McClurken discussed his book, Take Care of the Living: Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families in Virginia.
Length: 59:03 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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James Horn
"A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke"
On May 27, 2010, James Horn discussed his book, A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
Length: 59:34 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Elizabeth and Michael Norman
"Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath"
On May 6, 2010, Elizabeth and Michael Norman delivered the Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture entitled "Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath." They told the gripping story of the 1942 battle for the Philippines, the surrender of 76,000 Americans and Filipinos to the Japanese, and the infamous Bataan death march.
Length: 1:06:26 | Formats: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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E. Lee Shepard
"Hidden Treasures: A Short History of the Mary Custis Lee Trunks"
On April 22, 2010, E. Lee Shepard delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Hidden Treasures: A Short History of the Mary Custis Lee Trunks." .
Length: 0:47:05 | Format: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Eugene P. Trani
"Distorted Mirrors: Americans and Their Relations with Russia and China in the Twentieth Century"
On April 1, 2010, Eugene P. Trani delivered a lecture on his book Distorted Mirrors: Americans and Their Relations with Russia and China in the Twentieth Century.
Length: 0:50:16 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Melvin Urofsky
"Louis Brandeis: An American Legal Giant"
On March 25, 2010, Melvin Urofsky delivered a lecture on his book Louis Brandeis: An American Legal Giant.
Length: 0:51:40 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Michael Kranish
"Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War"
On March 4, 2010, Michael Kranish delivered a lecture on his book Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War.
Length: 0:54:13 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Robert Poole
"On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery"
On February 18, 2010, Robert Poole delivered a lecture on his book On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery.
Length: 0:51:17 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Muffie Meyer
"Dolley Madison: A Documentary"
On February 4, 2010, Muffie Meyer delivered a lecture on the PBS documentary Dolley Madison. This lecture was cosponsored with James Madison's Montpelier.
Length: 0:53:32 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Noah Andre Trudeau
"Robert E. Lee: Lessons in Leadership"
On January 28, 2010, Noah Andre Trudeau delivered a lecture on his book Robert E. Lee.
Length: 0:53:45 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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George W. Grayson
"The Struggle with Drugs and Thugs in U.S.-Mexican Relations: Mexico: Narco-Violence and a Failed State?"
On December 3, 2009, George W. Grayson delivered a lecture on his book Mexico: Narco-Violence and a Failed State?
Length: 0:55:51 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Josiah Bunting, III
"George Marshall, His Men, and the Recovery of Europe"
On November 18, 2009, Josiah Bunting, III, delivered the Alexander W. Weddell Trustees Lecture. The topic of his lecture was "George Marshall, His Men, and the Recovery of Europe."
Length: 1:12:53 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Anna Gibson Holloway
"'So Ends This Day': An Illustrated Update on the Life and Times of the USS Monitor, from 1861 to yesterday"
On November 12, 2009, Anna Gibson Holloway delivered a lecture entitled "'So Ends This Day': An Illustrated Update on the Life and Times of the USS Monitor, from 1861 to yesterday."
Length: 1:06:55 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Margaret Bemiss and Will Rieley
"Historic Virginia Gardens: Preservation Work of the Garden Club of Virginia"
On November 4, 2009, Margaret Bemiss and Will Rieley delivered a lecture entitled "Historic Virginia Gardens: Preservation Work of the Garden Club of Virginia".
Length: 0:50:08 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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William M. S. Rasmussen
"The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory"
On October 15, 2009, William M. S. Rasmussen delivered a lecture in conjunction with the current exhibition The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory.
Length: 0:50:08 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Julian Hudson
"Prestwould: Gracious Living on the American Frontier, 1790–1830"
On October 1, 2009, Julian Hudson delivered a lecture that illustrated the material culture represented by Prestwould Plantation, located near Clarksville, Virginia.
Length: 0:54:36 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Edward G. Lengel
"Meuse-Argonne, 1918: The Battle That Ended World War I"
On September 17, 2009, Edward Lengel delivered a lecture on his book Meuse-Argonne, 1918: The Battle That Ended World War I.
Length: 0:59:54 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Lt. Gen. G. R. (Ron) Christmas, USMC (Ret.)
"The Battle of Hué City, South Vietnam, 1968"
On August 20, 2009, General Christmas delivered a lecture on "The Battle of Hué City, South Vietnam, 1968."
Length: 1:04:10 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Ray McAllister
"Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks"
On July 23, 2009, Ray McAllister delivered a lecture on his book Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks.
Length: 0:49:26 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Phyllis and Paul Galanti
"For Better or For Worse: The Journey of a POW and His Wife"
On June 11, 2009, Phyllis and Paul Galanti delivered a lecture entitled "For Better or For Worse: The Journey of a POW and His Wife."
Length: 1:10:04 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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John Ferling
"The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon"
On May 28, 2009, John Ferling delivered a talk on his book, The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon.This lecture was cosponsored with the Society of Colonial Wars in Virginia.
Length: 1:05:59 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Lorri Glover
"The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America"
On April 16, 2009, Lorri Glover delivered a talk on her book, The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America. This lecture was cosponsored with the Society of Colonial Wars in Virginia.
Length: 0:39:15 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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David Brown and Thane Harpole
"Werowocomoco and Fairfield Plantation: Rediscovering the Forgotten Landscapes of Gloucester County"
On April 2, 2009, David Brown and Thane Harpole delivered a talk entitled "Werowocomoco and Fairfield Plantation: Rediscovering the Forgotten Landscapes of Gloucester County." The lecture was cosponsored with the Society of Colonial Wars in Virginia.
Length: 1:08:00 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Daniel P. Jordan
"Jefferson in Perspective"
On March 21, 2009, Daniel P. Jordan delivered the Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture. Drawing on his many years as president of Monticello, Dr. Jordan reflected on the meaning of Thomas Jefferson within the broader context of his times and his enduring legacy for us today.
Length: 0:48:23 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Robert J. Norrell
"Up from History: The Life of Booker T. Washington"
On February 5, 2009, Dr. Norrell delivered a talk on his book, Up from History: The Life of Booker T. Washington.
Length: 0:26:49 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Harold Holzer
"Lincoln: President-Elect"
On December 4, 2008, Mr. Holzer delivered a talk on his newest Lincoln book, Lincoln: President-Elect.
Length: 0:42:57 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Charles F. Bryan, Jr.
"History Begins at Home: A Personal Journey"
On November 19, 2008, former VHS President and CEO Charles F. Bryan, Jr., delivered the Alexander W. Weddell Trustees Lecture. In this autobiographical lecture, Dr. Bryan reflects on the field of public history as it developed during the course of his own career.
Length: 0:56:32 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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VHS and WCVE
"Witness to a Century"
On October 30, 2008, the VHS and the Community Idea Stations presented a preview of the television documentary "Witness to a Century."
Length: 56:48 | Format: Flash Video | Go to lecture |
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Robert E. Wright
"One Nation Under Debt"
On September 4, 2008, Dr. Wright delivered a talk on his book One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe.
Length: 0:24:46 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Paul A. Levengood
"From Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers: The Transformation of the South in the Twentieth Century"
On July 24, 2008, Dr. Levengood delivered a talk entitled "From Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers: The Transformation of the South in the Twentieth Century."
Length: 0:44:17 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Keith Gibson
"Moses Ezekiel: Civil War Soldier, Renowned Sculptor"
On June 12, 2008, Colonel Gibson delivered a talk on Moses Ezekiel, the first Jewish cadet at VMI and world renowned sculptor.
Length: 0:36:30 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Alan Pell Crawford
"Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson"
On May 29, 2008, Mr. Crawford delivered a talk on his new book, Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson.
Length: 0:29:51 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Robert K. Krick
"Lee and the Historians in the Age of the Anti-Hero"
On May 22, 2008, Mr. Krick delivered a talk on Gen. Robert E. Lee entitled "Lee and the Historians in the Age of the Anti-Hero."
Length: 0:36:03 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Jay Winik
"The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788–1800"
On April 16, 2008, Mr. Winik delivered a talk on his new book, The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788–1800.
Length: 0:29:19 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Charles C. Mann
"Tobacco, Mosquito, Slave: Colonial Virginia and the Dawn of Globalization"
On April 10, 2008, Charles C. Mann delivered the Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Trustees Lecture. Mr. Mann gave VHS members a preview of his next book, which will describe the creation of the first truly global network of trade and ideas—from the triangular trade linking Europe, West Africa, and the New World to the first trans-Pacific ties between the New World and East Asia.
Length: 0:28:27 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Joseph T. Glatthaar
"General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse"
On March 21, 2008, Dr. Glatthaar delivered a talk on his new book, General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse.
Length: 0:51:58 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Christopher J. Einolf
"George Thomas: Virginian for the Union"
On March 6, 2008, Dr. Einolf delivered a talk on George H. Thomas, one of the most successful Union generals of the Civil War.
Length: 0:44:13 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Robert S. Tilton
"Who Looks at Lee Must Think of Washington"
On February 28, 2008, Dr. Tilton delivered a talk in conjunction with the VHS exhibition, Lee and Grant.
Length: 0:53:00 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Lauranett L. Lee
"Sites and Stories: African American History in Virginia"
On February 14, 2008, Dr. Lee delivered a talk on the VHS exhibition, Sites and Stories: African American History in Virginia.
Length: 0:25:10 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Dean King
"Skeletons on the Zahara"
On January 24, 2008, Mr. King delivered a talk on his prize-winning book, Skeletons on the Zahara.
Length: 0:47:30 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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William M. S. Rasmussen
"Lee and Grant"
On November 1, 2007, William M. S. Rasmussen delivered a lecture in conjunction with exhibition Lee and Grant.
Length: 1:04:49 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Paul A. Levengood
"The Business of Virginia Has Always Been Business"
On September 13, 2007, Dr. Levengood delivered a talk on his book, Virginia: Catalyst of Commerce for Four Centuries.
Length: 0:50:11 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Elizabeth Brown Pryor
"Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters"
On May 24, 2007, Ms. Pryor delivered a talk on her book, Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through his Private Letters.
Length: 0:39:55 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Nelson D. Lankford
"The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861"
On March 29, 2007, Dr. Lankford delivered the Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture. Cry Havoc! The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861 chronicles the eight critical weeks that began with Lincoln's inauguration through the explosion at Fort Sumter and the president's fateful response to it.
Length: 0:41:43 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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Theodore C. Delaney
"Telling Our Stories: School Desegregation in Western Virginia"
On February 22, 2007, Dr. Delaney delivered a talk on school desegregation in western Virginia.
Length: 0:32:06 | Format: MP3 Audio | Go to lecture |
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