History Author Show

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History Author Show episodes

December 18, 2015 H5F: Barry Strauss, Why Murder Caesar?
December 18, 2015 – Today, author Barry Strauss explores the political, military, and social motivations behind history's most famous murder. Mr. Strauss is professor of history and classics at Cornell University, and a leading expert on ancient military history.

Visit him @BarryStrauss on Twitter or at BarryStrauss.com. And don't miss our full interview on his book, The Death of Caesar, when we upload it on December 21, 2015.

History in Five Friday.
It’s the perfect way to kick off your modern weekend… with people from the past.

6 min
December 16, 2015 CWW: Pythagoras and the Revolution of Mathematics
December 16, 2015 - It’s Classical Wisdom Wednesday, presented by Classical Wisdom Weekly — bringing ancient wisdom to modern minds, every Wednesday morning before your first cup of coffee.

Today we are visiting with a unique character from classical history. He was a philosopher, mathematician, he might have been a cult leader, he also is the man responsible for creating one of your favorite theorems that you learned in high school algebra. He is the very interesting Pythagoras.

Your guide through the classical landscape is Van Bryan, Associate Editor of Classical Wisdom Weekly. You can catch Classical Wisdom Wednesday every week before your first cup of coffee, right here on the History Author Show.
7 min
December 14, 2015 McGillin’s Olde Ale House, Chris Mullins, Sr.
December 14, 2015 - Ma and Pa McGillin opened the door to their home in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln won the presidency and just after the Liberty Bell cracked. As the decades passed, their tavern endured, tucked away in an alley, as if hiding from old Father Time.
Originally called The Bell in Hand, McGillin's has survived wars, economic panics, challenges from upstart chain restaurants and Prohibition. Visit McGillins.com to do some serious time traveling with dozens of news articles, follow the tavern @McGillins on Twitter or like it at Facebook.com/McGillins. And plan to pull up a stool as we spend an afternoon in the City of Brotherly Love, 1860 style...
37 min
December 11, 2015 H5F: Dianne Hales – Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered
December 11, 2015 – It’s History in Five Friday, presented by Simon & Schuster — kicking off your modern weekend, with people from the past.

Today, author Dianne Hales reveals the woman immortalized by the great master, Leonardo Da Vinci. Everybody remembers Mona Lisa's smile, and has seen her face, but no one knew her full story -- until now.

You can find Dianne Hales on Twitter @DMHales, at Facebook.com/MonaLisaALifeDiscovered, or by visiting MonaLisaBook.com.

History in Five Friday.
It’s the perfect way to kick off your modern weekend… with people from the past.
7 min
December 09, 2015 CWW: Aspasia of Miletus
December 9, 2015 - It’s Classical Wisdom Wednesday, presented by Classical Wisdom Weekly — bringing ancient wisdom to modern minds, every Wednesday morning before your first cup of coffee.

Today we are discussing one of the most remarkable women to ever come out of the classical age. She had a knack for rhetoric, a taste for philosophy, and a keen interest in politics. She was Aspasia of Miletus.

Your guide through the classical landscape is Van Bryan, Associate Editor of Classical Wisdom Weekly. You can catch Classical Wisdom Wednesday every week before your first cup of coffee, right here on the History Author Show.
9 min
December 07, 2015 Teresa K. Irish – A Thousand Letters Home
December 7, 2015 – On this Pearl Harbor Day, we mark the Japanese attack on Hawaii, and travel back 75 years to meet Aarol W. “Bud” Irish in the European Theater where he fought the Nazis. On the Memorial Day after Bud passed away in 2006, his daughter Teresa opened her father's mysterious old Army trunk and found stacks and stacks of letters from the front.
Through these, she met her father as a young man, and shared him with us in: A Thousand Letters Home. Along with over 100 pictures, the book also includes the responses from Bud's girl back home -- who would eventually become his wife and Teresa's mother.
The book has proved such an inspiration to readers, that Teresa now spends her time doing public speaking on the letters, helping new generations of veterans and their families connect with the trauma that follows when the guns fall silent. You can learn more at AThousandLettersHome.com and by following Teresa @ThousandLetters on Twitter.
43 min
December 04, 2015 H5F: Lynn Sherr – Women & the Space Race
December 4, 2015 – It’s History in Five Friday, presented by Simon & Schuster — kicking off your modern weekend, with people from the past.
Today, journalist Lynn Sherr turns our time machine into a rocket ship to shatter the glass ceiling. Her new book is Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space. It's the remarkable story of humanity's first baby steps beyond earth with Sputnik, to the Space Shuttle and I.S.S. You can follow today's author on Twitter @LynnSherr.
Triumph, tragedy, and the right stuff. It's all up there in the stars.
History in Five Friday.
It’s the perfect way to kick off your modern weekend… with people from the past.

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8 min
December 02, 2015 CWW: The Worship of Guilt – The Furies and Justice
December 2, 2015 - It’s Classical Wisdom Wednesday, presented by Classical Wisdom Weekly — bringing ancient wisdom to modern minds, every Wednesday morning before your first cup of coffee.

Today we are talking about the bringers of guilt and fear. They were the bane of all criminals in the ancient world. If a man committed a terrible crime, he could expect to answer to the Furies.

Your guide through the classical landscape is Van Bryan, Associate Editor of Classical Wisdom Weekly. You can catch Classical Wisdom Wednesday every week before your first cup of coffee, right here on the History Author Show.
7 min
November 30, 2015 Betty Boyd Caroli – Lady Bird and Lyndon
November 30, 2015 - Historian of First Ladies Betty Boyd Caroli introduces us to the diminutive, quiet woman who stood behind one of the most controversial presidents of the 20th Century through some of America's most difficult years. The book is Lady Bird & Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage that Made a President.
But Clauda "Lady Bird" Johnson was more than just the flower lady. She was a shrewd business woman, and careful political tactician. Using courtship letters made available for the first time in 2013, Betty Boyd Caroli sheds light on a figure who lived such a fascinating life in her own right, that at her funeral, her husband was barely mentioned.
Ms. Caroli's previous books include The Roosevelt Women: A Portrait In Five Generations, as well as, The First Ladies "From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama". You can learn more about her work at BettyBoydCaroli.com.
43 min
November 27, 2015 H5F: Betty Boyd Caroli – Lady Bird and Lyndon
November 27, 2015 – It’s History in Five Friday, presented by Simon & Schuster.

For the day after Thanksgiving, we're joined by historian of first ladies Betty Boyd Caroli, whose previous books include The Roosevelt Women: A Portrait In Five Generations, and The First Ladies: From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama.

Today, she introduces us to a woman who was at the center of public life for half a century, and yet who few really knew. The book is Lady Bird & Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President. For more on this title, you can enjoy our all-new interview with Betty Boyd Caroli, when we upload it on Monday, November 30, 2015.

History in Five Friday.
It’s the perfect way to kick off your modern weekend… with people from the past.
5 min

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