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Quick and Dirty History
Hosted by Patrick Brooks · EN
The show about American history…on the go!
16episodes
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Sic Semper Tyrannis 86
Feb 20, 202500:07:07Tap to summarizeBesides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show? President Abraham Lincoln sat down to enjoy a play at Ford’s Theatre, but the night took a deadly turn. Enter John Wilkes Booth: actor, Confederate sympathizer, and America’s most infamous assassin. In this episode of Quick and Dirty History, we break down the shocking events of Lincoln’s assassination, Booth’s escape, the conspiracy behind the plot, and how this moment altered the course of U.S. history. Buckle up—this one ends with a bang!
Transcribe →Kill Shot 85
Feb 14, 202500:06:07Tap to summarizeThe final days of the Civil War…from Lincoln’s hard-fought reelection in 1864 to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and the surrender at Appomattox… sealing the fate of the Confederacy.
Transcribe →Total War 84
Jan 9, 202500:04:48Tap to summarizeThe American Civil War rages on, but Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant intend to end it…at any cost. “War is cruelty…there is no use in trying to reform it…the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over” – William Tecumseh Sherman
Transcribe →Gettysburg 83
Dec 20, 202400:06:13Tap to summarizeWhen the armies meet at Gettysburg during the American Civil War…it’s carnage, and Abraham Lincoln has a few words to say about it too.
Transcribe →Thanksgiving 82
Nov 29, 202400:05:26Tap to summarizeWho decided a bird gets presidential pass? Is it justice, or just plain fowl play? This turkey has better legal representation than you do! This is what Thanksgiving during the Civil War sounds like.
Transcribe →Emancipation Proclamation 81
Nov 20, 202400:05:11Tap to summarizeThe Emancipation Proclamation, it’s the first big step toward ending slavery, but it was also a crucial move to keep Europe out of the American Civil War. Freeing slaves would shift the focus of the conflict and set the stage for a larger showdown.
Transcribe →Antietam 80
Nov 14, 202400:05:20Tap to summarizeDuring the Civil War, more than 22,000 soldiers fell in the fields of Maryland in the single bloodiest day in American History. It’s the Battle of Antietam.
Transcribe →Bull Run Part Two 79
Apr 4, 202400:04:25Tap to summarizeThe Second Battle of Bull Run kicks off with a demoted Union general, and a chance for the North to redeem themselves…spoiler alert, they don’t.
Transcribe →Confiscation Act Part Two 78
Mar 28, 202400:04:06Tap to summarizeThe Confiscation Act gets bigger and badder…and George McClellan is still….mehhh.
Transcribe →Seven Days Battles 77
Mar 21, 202400:04:11Tap to summarizeRobert E. Lee has a breakfast of champions…Hard Tack…and then comes out swinging in the Seven Days Battles of the Civil War.
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