The Railsplitter: The Abraham Lincoln Podcast

#131 A Discussion of HISTORY's Miniseries "Grant"

This week we discuss HISTORY’s three-night miniseries, “Grant.”

#130 Railsplitter Book Club: “Tried by War” by James McPherson - Part 3

This week we continue with The Railsplitter Book Club by discussing chapters 7 - 9 of James McPherson's "Tried by War".

#129 A Chat with Christian McWhirter

This week we welcome Christian McWhirter back to the show. He tells us how the ALPLM is faring during the pandemic, what he's been working on as well as an article he wrote that was in the Chicago Sun-Times.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/30/21242933/civil-ward-family-households-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-lincoln-library-museum-christian-mcwhirter

 

#128 Lincoln's Secretaries - Part 1

This week we begin a two-part series on Abraham Lincoln's private secretaries, starting with John G. Nicolay.

#127 16 and 45

Earlier this week, #45 was interviewed at the Lincoln Memorial and we thought that warranted some discussion.

#126 Railsplitter Book Club: “Tried by War” by James McPherson - Part 2

This week we continue with The Railsplitter Book Club by discussing chapters 4 - 6 of James McPherson's "Tried by War".

#125 The Book Club Episode That Wasn't

In typical Railsplitter fashion we go off the rails and discuss the trailer for the upcoming miniseries, "Grant" which premieres on May 25. We'll get to the book club in our next episode.

#124 When You Need a Night to Just Talk Lincoln

Our lives in quarantine seem unstructured and so does this episode. We needed a night to just talk about whatever Lincoln-related topics popped into our heads.

#123 Railsplitter Book Club: “Tried by War” by James McPherson

Our third installment of The Railsplitter Book Club kicks off with discussing chapters 1 - 3 of James McPherson's "Tried by War".

#122 Lincoln and Viruses

As the world navigates its way through the current COVID-19 pandemic, we welcome Dr. David J. Kent back to the show to share his insights on various illnesses that President Lincoln suffered from through the years.

https://www.facebook.com/DavidJKentWriter/