What Made America? Victory in the Civil War
About this episode
The episode discusses the significance of the Civil War in shaping American identity through the insights of historian Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
Was the Civil War a 'Second American Revolution', or was it a continued evolution of the nation set out by the Founding Fathers? How did Lincoln see it? We've asked some of our favourite historians for their most important moment in these 250 years of the United States' History. In this episode, Aaron Sheehan-Dean returns to discuss how winning the Civil War fits into the growth of American identity. Aaron is the Fred C. Freyer Professor of Southern Studies at Louisiana State University. He is author of several books, including ‘Reckoning With Rebellion: War and Sovereignty in the Nineteenth Century’. Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Aaron Sheehan-Dean
Topics covered
- Civil War
- American identity
- history
- Lincoln
- evolution of the nation
- historians
Keywords
- Civil War
- American Revolution
- Lincoln
- history
- identity
- Aaron Sheehan-Dean
- Southern Studies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Louisiana State University, History Hit, Acast
Books & works: Reckoning With Rebellion: War and Sovereignty in the Nineteenth Century
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