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CPT SnippetsEric Zorn with Gerald Prokopowicz from 9-5-23 on civil war and Union and Confederate beliefs2023-09-0602 min
Addressing GettysburgGettysburg CWI 2023 Conference- Reflecting on Lincoln in the 21st Century- Gerry ProkopowiczGerry Prokopowicz (Civil War Talk Radio) is not just a podcast pioneer. Gerald J. Prokopowicz specializes in Public History and the Civil War era. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan, and practiced law for several years in Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, and served for nine years as the Lincoln Scholar at the Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he co-wrote the award winning permanent exhibit “Abraham Lincoln and the American Experiment,” and edited the quarterly bulletin Lincoln Lore. As a professor of public histo...2023-06-2358 min
American History Archives - History with Mark BielskiCivil War: The Fall of New OrleansContinuing his discussion of the fall of New Orleans during the Civil War, Mark discusses the Union bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip by David Dixon Porter’s mortar boats. The rest of the Union fleet under David Farragut is able to steam past the forts. After a duel with the few effective Confederate gunboats in action, they reach New Orleans and demand the city’s surrender on April 26, 1862.
A Mortal Blow to the Confederacy: The Fall of New Orleans, 1862
I am excited to announce that my new book, A Mortal Blow to the Confe...2021-04-2100 minAmerican History Archives - History with Mark BielskiCivil War New OrleansMark discusses New Orleans during the Civil War. General Mansfield Lovell assumes military command of New Orleans and begins to shore up the defenses. He affirms that the threat will come upriver from the Gulf of Mexico, despite Richmond’s insistence that he transfer men and boats north. Construction begins on two super CSA gunboats, the Louisiana and Mississippi, said to surpass anything the Union had.
A Mortal Blow to the Confederacy: The Fall of New Orleans, 1862
I am excited to announce that my new book, A Mortal Blow to the Confederacy: The Fall of Ne...2021-04-0600 min
American History Archives - History with Mark BielskiCivil War New Orleans: Prelude to ConflictNew Orleans fell to the Union on April 29, 1862. As we approach the anniversary of this historic moment, Mark takes a comparative look at developments leading up to the Civil War and the importance of the city of New Orleans to the Confederacy.
Civil War New Orleans: Prelude to Conflict
A comparative look at the economic differences between the Confederate states and those of the Union shows a staggering disparity. The Southern states had few advantages, except in certain agricultural areas and any semblance of parity here, arose from the Border States, primarily Kentucky, Maryland and...2021-03-1800 min
Tom KearneyHistorian Gerald Prokopowicz2021-02-1639 min
Your Favorite Free Audiobook, Without the PagesDid Lincoln Own Slaves?: And Other Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln Audiobook by Gerald J. ProkopowiczListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 294302
Title: Did Lincoln Own Slaves?: And Other Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln
Author: Gerald J. Prokopowicz
Narrator: Norman Dietz
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:39:43
Language: English
Release date: 02-05-08
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics
Summary:
Our most revered president gets a unique and uniquely engaging biography fashioned from the answers to the most frequent-and most unusual and surprising-questions asked about Abraham Lincoln.
What kind of law did Lincoln practice? Did he imprison his political enemies? What was it in his youth that put him on...2008-02-0510h 39Discover Free Audiobook in Business, Career SkillsDid Lincoln Own Slaves? by Gerald J. Prokopowicz | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Did Lincoln Own Slaves?
Author: Gerald J. Prokopowicz
Narrator: Norman Dietz
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-23-08
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures
Summary:
What kind of law did Lincoln practice? Did he imprison his political enemies? What was it in his youth that put him on the path to greatness? These are some of the hundreds of questions that Gerald J. Prokopowicz was asked most often during the nine years he served as scholar-in-residence at the Lincoln Museum in Fort...2008-01-2310h 38