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The American Civil War with Jeffrey Hummel
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:57:51
Publish Date: 2019-10-13 11:47:49
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Today's guest is Jeffrey Rogers Hummel of San Jose State University. He is the author of Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the American Civil War.

This book combines a sweeping narrative of the Civil War with a bold new look at the war’s significance for American society. Professor Hummel sees the Civil War as America’s turning point: simultaneously the culmination and repudiation of the American revolution.

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The Curious Task from the Institute for Liberal Studies; mentioned in the outro.
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