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 lawUniversity of Paris alumniWriters from ParisHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesFrench Roman CatholicsNatural law ethicistsFrench political philosophersAmerican people of English descentMembers of the Académie FrançaiseFrench male non-fiction writersFrench philosophers of cultureFrench philosophers of history19th-century American male writersFrench sociologistsHistorians of the French Revolution19th-century French philosophersCongressional Gold Medal recipientsActivists for African-American civil rightsAmerican slave ownersKnights of the Legion of HonourCommanding Generals of the United States Army, Presidents of the United StatesUnited States Military Academy alumni19th-century American memoirists, People of the Six Years' WarHistoryFrench political scientists19th-century French male writersEconomic sociologistsFrench political writersUnited 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
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' WarTocqueville: 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
HistoryFrench political scientists19th-century French male writersPhilosophers of lawEconomic sociologistsFrench Roman CatholicsNatural law ethicistsFrench sociologistsMembers of the Académie FrançaiseFrench male non-fiction writersUniversity of Paris alumniWriters from ParisHistorians of the French Revolution19th-century French philosophersFrench political writersFrench philosophers of cultureFrench philosophers of historyKnights of the Legion of HonourFrench political philosophersThe 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