Atlanta History Center Lectures

Atlanta, GA

Taylor Branch: The Clinton Tapes
Taylor Branch
October 13, 2009
01:01:21
Taylor Branch talks about his book, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President, an account of President Bill Clinton's confidential diary project, aimed at preserving the fullest record of his administration. The book is based on 78 diary sessions between 1993 and 2001.
The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta
The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta
Marc Wortman
August 19, 2009
00:59:21
Reporter Marc Wortman depicts Atlanta's siege and fall in The Bonfire, a narrative history told through the eyes of Confederate and Union participants.
Audio-only
How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies
Peter W. Galbraith
November 11, 2008
01:14:02
Peter W. Galbraith describes the storm our next president will inherit in his latest book, Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies.
Audio-only
Saving Savannah: The City and the Civil War
Jacqueline Jones
October 29, 2008
01:03:44
Jacqueline Jones discusses her new work, Saving Savannah: The City and the Civil War. The book is a panoramic portrait of the city of Savannah before, during, and after the Civil War, drawing on military records, diaries, letters, newspapers, and memoirs.
Audio-only
Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America
Frederick Douglass Opie
October 14, 2008
01:03:45
Fredrick Douglas Opie, associate professor of history and director of the African Diaspora Studies Program at Marist College, discusses his book, Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America.
The Irregulars: The Baker Street Spies in Wartime Washington
Jennet Conant
September 11, 2008
00:51:43
Jennet Conant discusses her new book, The Irregulars: The Baker Street Spies in Wartime Washington. It is an account of deceit, double dealing, and moral ambiguity; all in the name of victory. Conant's narrative is based on never-before-seen wartime letters, diaries, and interviews.

Atlanta History Center, founded in 1926 as the Atlanta Historical Society, includes permanent and traveling exhibitions in the Atlanta History Museum, two historic houses (Tullie Smith Farm and Swan House mansion), archives/special libraries, and 33 acres of beautiful gardens and wooded trails. The Atlanta History Center offers historical experiences for all ages, integrating history, education and life enrichment programs.
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