#499 – Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee

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Gary Gallagher discusses the American Civil War, focusing on key figures and themes such as slavery and the roles of Lincoln, Grant, and Lee.

Gary Gallagher is a historian of the American Civil War. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep499-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/gary-gallagher-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other – other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact EPISODE LINKS: Gary’s UVA page: https://history.virginia.edu/people/gary-w-gallagher Gary’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_W._Gallagher The Confederate War (book): https://amzn.to/4yletel The Union War (book): https://amzn.to/3QT1jED Lee and His Generals in War and Memory (book): https://amzn.to/4fdrbD5 Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten (book): https://amzn.to/4wFxk1X The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History (book): https://amzn.to/4vsAogU The Great Courses – The American Civil War: https://bit.ly/4gDX3mQ SPONSORS: To support this podcast, check out our…

People in this episode

Host: Lex Fridman

Guest: Gary Gallagher

Topics covered

• American Civil War
• history
• slavery
• Lincoln
• Grant
• Lee

Keywords

• American Civil War
• Gary Gallagher
• Lincoln
• Grant
• Lee
• slavery
• history

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Virginia, The Great Courses

Books & works: The Confederate War, The Union War, Lee and His Generals in War and Memory, Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten, The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History

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