Emerging Civil War

Was John Brown a freedom fighter or a domestic terrorist? Join Kevin Pawlak and Jon-Erik Gilot for a discussion of their new ECW Series book, "John Brown and the Raid on Harpers Ferry."

Was John Brown a freedom fighter or a domestic terrorist? Join Kevin Pawlak and Jon-Erik Gilot for a discussion of their new ECW Series book, "John Brown and the Raid on Harpers Ferry."

Don't forget "Uncle Sam's webbed feet," Abraham Lincoln admonished. The Emerging Civil War Podcast remembers "The Civil War on the Water" with author Dwight Hughes, who joins us to talk about his new co-edited book in the ECW 10th Anniversary Series.

"To Hell or Richmond"—that was the cry during the spring of 1862. It's also the title of a new ECW Series book about the Peninsula Campaign by Doug Crenshaw and Drew Gruber, who join us on the latest episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast.

Ulysses S. Grant was known as a heavy cigar smoker. How does a living historian like Curt Fields deal with that? Curt joins Chris Mackowski on the Emerging Civil War podcast to talk about Grant's cigar smoking and how Curt approaches that in his programs.

Historian Brian Steel Wills joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about his new book, Running the Race: The "Public Face" of Charlton Heston and Heston's love of history--including Heston's Civil War connections.

Dive into a discussion about Civil War monuments and how they relate to our memory of the war. Emerging Civil War historians Jon Tracey and Chris Mackowski talk about the ECW 10th Anniversary Series book Civil War Monuments and Memory.

Explore the 22 critical decisions of the Shiloh Campaign with Dave Powell as he talks about his new book, Decisions at Shiloh.

Hit the Civil War Trails on the road to Richmond with Drew Gruber, who joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about a new trail brochure, The Civil War in Coastal Virginia.

Drew Gruber, the executive director for Civil War Trails, recently co-authored To Hell or Richmond: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign with Doug Crenshaw for the Emerging Civil War Series.

The Adams County Historical Society is getting ready to open its new museum in Gettysburg. Executive Director Andrew Dalton joins Emerging Civil War to offer an update--including a bit of a sneak peek!