Heather Cox Richardson on Making History Human

"..people have this idea that [history is] either good or it's bad. But what it really is, is the story of human beings... making sometimes good choices & sometimes bad choices."- Heather Cox Richardson From The Road to Now #177 How the South Won the Civil War w/ Heather Cox Richardson (July 27, 2020) To listen to this episode, subscribe to The Road to Now on you favorite podcast provider: http://RTNpod.me/Apple http://RTNpod.me/Spotify http://RTNpod.me/Stitcher http://RTNpod.me/Overcast or on our website: http://www.theroadtonow.com/ To be in the zoom room for our live recordings and participate in the Q&A, join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/TheRoadToNow Episode Description: The military engagements of the US Civil War came to an end in 1865, but the ideology of the confederacy was not so easily defeated. In this episode we speak with Dr. Heather Cox Richardson about her new book How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America and how the worldview of antebellum southern elites came to be embraced by the “movement conservatives” who are at the helm of the modern Republican party. Heather also talks about how she’s able to make history relatable to a general audience, her writing process, and why she is fearful, but optimistic, about the future of democracy in the United States. The Road to Now podcast is hosted by Bob Crawford (The Avett Brothers) & Dr. Benjamin Sawyer (Middle Tennessee State University Department of History). For more on RTN, check out our website: TheRoadToNow.com and follow us on twitter & Instagram at @Road_To_Now. #history #ushistory #heathercoxrichardson #historypodcast #historypod #osirispod #bchistory #bostoncollege #mtsu #bobcrawford #bensawyer #avett #RTNpod #Americanhistory