Episode 58: The Civil War on the American Middle Border – Christopher Phillips (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 18)
Christopher Phillips discusses Nathaniel Lyon, Claiborne Fox Jackson, and the Civil War on the American Middle Border.
Season 4 (2021-2022)
Episode 57: "Lorenzo Greene and Lincoln University" – Antonio F. Holland & Gary R. Kremer (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 17)
Antonio F. Holland and Gary R. Kremer return to discuss their memories of Lorenzo Greene and their years at Lincoln University.
Episode 56: "A History of Missouri" – William Parrish (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 16)
William Parrish discusses his writings on Missouri's Civil War and Reconstruction history, the origins of the multi-volume Missouri: The Heart of a Nation and A History of Missouri, and the evolution of scholarship over his sixty-plus year career.
Episode 55: "The Genesis of Missouri" – William Foley (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 15)
William Foley discusses his publications on Missouri history as well as his memories of Lewis Atherton, John Francis McDermott, and Perry McCandless.
Episode 54: "Missouri's Black Heritage" – Antonio F. Holland & Gary R. Kremer (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 14)
Antonio F. Holland and Gary R. Kremer discuss Lorenzo Greene, Lincoln University, African American History, and the origins of their book, Missouri's Black Heritage.
Episode 53: "On Slavery's Border" – Diane Mutti Burke (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 13)
Diane Mutti Burke discusses her award-winning book, On Slavery’s Border: Missouri’s Small-Slaveholding Households, 1815-1865, as well as historiographical interpretations of slavery in Missouri.