NPR American chronicles The Civil War The Civil War.
Sound recording - 2011
A century and a half later, the Civil War still resonates with all Americans. NPR captures the battlefield action, the human struggle, and the moral dilemmas of the war that pitted brother against brother, and family against family. From battlefield heroics to heart-wrenching letters home and in-depth profiles of complex characters, this outstanding soundscape is moving and enlightening. Includes expert commentary, gripping stories, and unforgettable voices.
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- Published
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[Minneapolis, MN] :
Highbridge Co
[2011]
- Language
- English
- Other Authors
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Item Description
- Duration: 3:00:00.
- Physical Description
- 3 compact discs (3 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBN
- 9781611742534
- Introduction
- Manassas/Bull Run
- Historian Shelby Foote
- Geraldine Brooks' Civil War March
- History of "Dixie"
- Confederates in the Attic
- Antietam
- Viewing the Emancipation Proclamation
- Gettysburg's Hallowed Ground
- Old Army Friends, Divided At Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Eyewitness
- Gettysburg Address Read by Sam Waterston
- Henry Fleming, Reluctantly Wearing the Red Badge
- Woman Fought Like a Man for Freedom
- Civil War Reporters
- Historians Search for Civil War Relics
- Civil War Relics Tempt Thieves
- Living History at Lincoln's Summer Retreat
- E.L. Doctorow on Sherman and The March
- April 1865
- Letters from Civil War Era Tell the Price of Freedom
- Iowa in the Civil War
- What It Means to Be Free
- The Civil War Still Stirs the Southern Soul
- Union Soldier Comes Home
- Appomattox
- At Ford's Theatre, Lincoln's Death Revisited
- "O Captain! My Captain!"
- "Battle Hymn of the Republic," the Other National Anthem