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Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by H.W. Brands of the University of Texas – Austin to discuss his new book, “The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom.” They talk about the divergent paths Brown and Lincoln took in their fight against slavery and how the two arrived on those paths.
Get the book here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/57675…h-w-brands/
Show Notes:
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop: H.W. Brands on A House Divided (VIDEO)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vOx7WyFefc
Atlanta History Center: Virtual Talks | H.W. Brands, The Zealot and the Emancipator (VIDEO)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2feuH74UnPQ
Free Library of Philadelphia: H. W. Brands | The Zealot and the Emancipator (VIDEO)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFXSx6j0nTQ
New York Times: Sean Wilentz – John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: A Study in Contrasts
www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/books/…r-h-w-brands.html
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Harry Levins – H.W. Brands compares Lincoln, Brown in ‘The Zealot and the Emancipator’
www.stltoday.com/entertainment/bo…b6491a32dcd.html
Wall Street Journal: Adam Rowe – ‘The Zealot and the Emancipator’ Review: A Deadly Confrontation
www.wsj.com/articles/the-zealot…ntation-11601843252
Washington Post: Alexis Coe – Abraham Lincoln and John Brown: Imperfect heroes of the fight to end slavery
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/abrah…3f_story.html
