History That Doesn't Suck

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

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54: The Best Opening Scenes in HTDS History

54: The Best Opening Scenes in HTDS History

Dec 23, 2019

“Our top spot goes to …” This is the story of stories (yeah, super “meta”). You know regular HTDS episodes always start with a cold open. You probably have a favorite. So do we. Today, Greg and Ciel...

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53: A Civil War Christmas with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

53: A Civil War Christmas with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Dec 09, 2019

“Our dispatches state that Lieut. Longfellow of First Mass. Cavalry was severely wounded.” This is the story of a son nearly lost and a poet in a dark place.  Young, idealistic Charley Longfellow love...

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52: From Second Bull Run, or Second Manassas to Antietam, or Sharpsburg

52: From Second Bull Run, or Second Manassas to Antietam, or Sharpsburg

Nov 25, 2019

“Come on God damn you.” This is the story of the Second Bull Run/Manassas Campaign and the Battle of Antietam. Robert “Bobby” E. Lee isn’t content to run George “Little Mac” McClellan down to the Jame...

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51: A Change in Command: Seven Days Battles to the Battle of Cedar Mountain

51: A Change in Command: Seven Days Battles to the Battle of Cedar Mountain

Nov 11, 2019

“[Malvern Hill] was not war--it was murder.” This is the story of a Confederate comeback.  Union General George “Little Mac” McClellan has an army of 100,000 within a few mere miles of the Confederate...

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50: Mississippi Valley 1862: The Battles of New Orleans, Corinth, Memphis, and Vicksburg

50: Mississippi Valley 1862: The Battles of New Orleans, Corinth, Memphis, and Vicksburg

Oct 28, 2019

This is the story of the Mississippi Valley in 1862. Navy Secretary Gideon “Father Neptune” Welles is moving forward with an audacious plan. He’s sending a fleet to sack the Confederacy’s largest city...

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49: From Little Mac McClellan to Stonewall Jackson: The Peninsula and Shenandoah Valley Campaigns

49: From Little Mac McClellan to Stonewall Jackson: The Peninsula and Shenandoah Valley Campaigns

Oct 14, 2019

“In my opinion, Cadet Jackson of Virginia is a complete jackass.” This is the story of daring. On both sides. President Lincoln is tired of waiting for General-in-Chief George “Little Mac” McClellan...

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48: The Battle of Shiloh: “Now boys, pitch in!”

48: The Battle of Shiloh: “Now boys, pitch in!”

Sep 30, 2019

“Here boys, is as good a place as any on this battlefield to meet death!” This is the story of the Civil War kicking into a higher gear as two massive armies converge at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee....

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47: Bull Run, Trent Affair, the Merrimack, & Fort Donelson: The Early Days of the Civil War

47: Bull Run, Trent Affair, the Merrimack, & Fort Donelson: The Early Days of the Civil War

Sep 16, 2019

“There is Jackson standing like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!” This is the story of violence on land and sea. Of violence unlike anything America has ever known. Tens of thousands of Unio...

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46: The Civil War Begins: Fort Sumter, Secession, & Raising Armies

46: The Civil War Begins: Fort Sumter, Secession, & Raising Armies

Sep 02, 2019

“I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky.” This is the story of the last, bare thread holding the Union together snapping. This is the start of the Civil War. US President Lincoln is g...

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Volume IV Epilogue

Volume IV Epilogue

Aug 19, 2019

"They are beautiful words, they are beautiful ideals... and there is beauty in seeing others as they make those words shift and close the gap towards reality" Today, we wrap up Volume IV: “Prelude to ...

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