historians

Episode 669: Jacqueline Jones

Episode 669: Jacqueline Jones

Historian and author Jacqueline Jones joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her Pulitzer Prize-winning book No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era.

Episode 651: David L. Roll, Author of Ascent to Power

Episode 651: David L. Roll, Author of Ascent to Power

David L. Roll joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest book Ascent to Power.

Episode 618: Ronald C. White, Author of On Great Fields

Episode 618: Ronald C. White, Author of On Great Fields

Author and historian Ronald C. White chats with Daniel Ford about his new book On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.

Episode 558: Fred Kaplan, Author of His Masterly Pen

Episode 558: Fred Kaplan, Author of His Masterly Pen

Author and historian Fred Kaplan joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his book His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer.

Episode 322: In the Hurricane’s Eye Author Nathaniel Philbrick

Episode 322: In the Hurricane’s Eye Author Nathaniel Philbrick

Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and Bunker Hill, returns to the show to discuss the finale of his Revolutionary War trilogy In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown.

Episode 313: Founding Martyr Author Christian Di Spigna

Episode 313: Founding Martyr Author Christian Di Spigna

Author and historian Christian Di Spigna talks to Daniel Ford about his new book, Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero.