This hour, we’ll talk with H.W. Brands, chair of the history department at UT-Austin, about his new book “The General vs. The President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War.”
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The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr
Who was the real Aaron Burr?
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A Tragedy of the Gilded Age
Hour 2: Why was a notorious Gilded Age financier murdered in the lobby of the Grand Central Hotel in 1872? We’ll find out this hour with H.W. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Professor of History at the University of Texas in Austin and author of the new book “The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield: A Tragedy of the Gilded Age” (Anchor, 2011). https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/f8749697-6505-4e50-8508-61f6362de4bd/KERA_Think_06-07-11_HR_2.mp3
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From the Archives: The Triumph of Capitalism
How did the United States transform itself from a largely agrarian economy to a powerhouse on the world stage and how did it happen so fast? We’ll spend this hour with H.W. Brands, the Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas in Austin and author of the new book “American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900” (Doubleday, 2010).
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The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
How did the United States transform itself from a largely agrarian economy to a powerhouse on the world stage and how did it happen so fast? We’ll spend this hour with H.W. Brands, the Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas in Austin and author of the new book “American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900” (Doubleday, 2010).
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The United States Since 1945
What can be learned about ourselves and our country from examining the relatively recent past? We’ll ponder the changes, advancements and declines of the last 75 years this hour with University of Texas historian H.W. Brands. His new book is “American Dreams: The United States Since 1945” (The Penguin Press, 2010).
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The First Hundred Days – FDR and Obama
Much is made of a president’s first hundred days in office. How does President Obama’s first hundred days compare to presidents of previous generations? We’ll spend this hour with H.W. Brands, the Dickson, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas in Austin.
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