Susan-Mary Grant
Professor of American History at Newcastle University
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
Members of the American Philosophical SocietyPhilosophers of lawWriters from ParisHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesUniversity of Paris alumniFrench Roman CatholicsNatural law ethicistsFrench political philosophersAmerican people of English descentMembers of the Académie FrançaiseFrench philosophers of history19th-century American male writersFrench male non-fiction writersHistorians of the French Revolution19th-century French philosophersFrench philosophers of culture, French sociologistsActivists for African-American civil rightsAmerican slave ownersCongressional Gold Medal recipientsKnights of the Legion of HonourUnited States Military Academy alumniPeople of the Six Years' War, 19th-century American memoiristsCommanding Generals of the United States Army, Presidents of the United StatesHistoryFrench political scientistsFrench political writers19th-century French male writersEconomic sociologistsUnited States documents
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, Robert Cook
HistoryMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesAmerican people of English descent19th-century American male writersActivists for African-American civil rightsAmerican slave ownersCongressional Gold Medal recipientsUnited States Military Academy alumniPeople of the Six Years' War, 19th-century American memoiristsCommanding Generals of the United States Army, Presidents of the United StatesTocqueville: Democracy in America
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexis de Tocqueville and his study of the American democratic system, written as an example to France of how democracy might develop there.
22 March 2018
Also featuring: Robert Gildea, Jeremy Jennings
HistoryPhilosophers of lawWriters from ParisUniversity of Paris alumniFrench Roman CatholicsNatural law ethicistsFrench political philosophersMembers of the Académie FrançaiseFrench philosophers of historyFrench male non-fiction writersHistorians of the French Revolution19th-century French philosophersKnights of the Legion of HonourFrench political scientistsFrench political writers19th-century French male writersEconomic sociologistsFrench philosophers of culture, French sociologistsThe Gettysburg Address
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address of 1863, one of the most influential statements of national purpose.
26 May 2016
Also featuring: Catherine Clinton, Tim Lockley