Today's guest is our friend and colleague from Georgia Southern University - Bennett Parten. A historian of African American history and the American South in the 19th century, Ben is a leading scholar of emancipation during the Civil War. His first book, Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation, was just published by Simon & Schuster. Ben has also written for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Review of Books and is Associate Editor of Agricultural History, which is housed at Georgia Southern University. From humble roots in Royston, Georgia, to a PhD from Yale, Ben's story is a good one.

Join us, as we discuss working-class upbringing, having good mentors, taking on William Tecumseh Sherman, trade publishing, Ty Cobb, and more!

Shout-out to Sandfly BBQ in Savannah!

Rec.: 03/03/2025