Snakes & Otters Podcast
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Friday Nov 15, 2019
Episode 025 "Our Heroes: Ulysses S. Grant"
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Third Friday of the month means another "Our Heroes" episode. We started with Thomas More, went through film director and writer John Milius, and now we tackle general and president Ulysses S. Grant.
Martin starts with some of the newer biographies such as Grant by Ron Chernow from 2018, Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President by Geoffrey Perrett from 1998 and Grant by Jean Edward Smith from 2002 to lead the guys through why Grant is a hero and should be thought of as a great figure in US history. Francis recommends The Complete Personal Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant, written by the man himself which is still regarded as a relevant, useful source on the 19th century.
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Martin challenges the guys to think beyond the politics and explore the strategic options for British intervention in the American Civil War in 1862. Robert's up to the challenge and gives Martin all the argument he can handle.
For a good resource on the Civil War Battle of Hampton Roads and all the related materials that the guys discuss in this episode, check out Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack by James L. Nelson from 2004.