Robert Cook
Professor of American History at the University of Sussex
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
Members of the American Philosophical SocietyHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesAmerican people of English descent19th-century American male writersCongressional Gold Medal recipientsActivists for African-American civil rightsAmerican slave ownersCommanding Generals of the United States Army, Presidents of the United StatesUnited States Military Academy alumni19th-century American memoirists, People of the Six Years' WarHistory
President Ulysses S Grant
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Grant's role in rebuilding America in the decade after the Civil War and his impact on African-Americans and Native Americans.
30 May 2019
Also featuring: Erik Mathisen, Susan-Mary Grant
HistoryAmerican people of English descentMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyCongressional Gold Medal recipientsActivists for African-American civil rightsHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesAmerican slave ownersCommanding Generals of the United States Army, Presidents of the United StatesUnited States Military Academy alumni19th-century American male writers19th-century American memoirists, People of the Six Years' War