Episode 60: John Garrison Marks, Historian

About this episode

John Garrison Marks discusses his book on George Washington's legacy of slavery and its impact on American memory.

John Garrison Marks is a historian, whose latest book is Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory . Show notes : John Garrison Marks Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory DEVONthink Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener .

People in this episode

Host: Scrivener

Guest: John Garrison Marks

Topics covered

• history
• slavery
• American memory
• George Washington
• literature

Keywords

• John Garrison Marks
• George Washington
• slavery
• American memory
• historian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scrivener, DEVONthink

Books & works: Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory

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