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Avi's Conversational Corner
By Avi WoolfSociety & Culture
Avi's Conversational Corner episodes
- 49 min
- Episode 61 (Stumbling Colossus, 37): And the Band Went Marching On
Professor Bryan Proksch looks at the overwhelming popularity of marching bands in the Gilded Age - who played, what they played, why they rose and why they fell.
To read Professor Proksch's full documentary history, click here to buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Age-American-Bands/dp/1622776275
49 min - 26 min
- 25 min
- 32 min
- 39 min
- Episode 57 (Stumbling Colossus, 32): A Glorious and Terrible Aftermath – The Grand Army of the Republic and Civil War Veterans in the Gilded Age38 min
- Episode 56 (Stumbling Colossus, 31): Electing The Gilded Age Senate – Corrupt Bargain or Anti-Populist Bulwark?30 min
- Episode 55 (Stumbling Colossus, 30): Anthony Comstock’s Crusade Against Lust – Doomed Madness or Moral Heroism?41 min
- Episode 53 (Stumbling Colossus, 29): Protecting American Industry – Vital Lifeline or Political Racket?25 min
About Avi's Conversational Corner
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Welcome! Here I will talk to a range of people on issues which interest me and I hope you, from religious slogans and wargaming to deeper political ideas to forgotten historical episodes. Bring up a…
chair, get comfortable, and enjoy! Avi