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Historical Controversies
Chris Calton
92 episodes
9 months ago
In Historical Controversies, Mises Institute scholar Chris Calton debunks the history you may have learned in school. Armed with facts, theory, and a Rothbardian appreciation for historical narrative, Calton enlightens and entertains in a podcast that has something to offer all audiences. See the podcast's updated Corrections and Qualifications page. See also Chris Calton's Bibliographic Essays (PDF): Season 1, History of the War on Drugs (Mises.org/EC1Bib) and Season 2: Antebellum United States (Mises.org/EC2Bib).
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In Historical Controversies, Mises Institute scholar Chris Calton debunks the history you may have learned in school. Armed with facts, theory, and a Rothbardian appreciation for historical narrative, Calton enlightens and entertains in a podcast that has something to offer all audiences. See the podcast's updated Corrections and Qualifications page. See also Chris Calton's Bibliographic Essays (PDF): Season 1, History of the War on Drugs (Mises.org/EC1Bib) and Season 2: Antebellum United States (Mises.org/EC2Bib).
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Historical Controversies
Life After Shiloh: Tory Rule
Focusing primarily on the story of nine-year-old Elsie Duncan, Chris recounts the terrible years that followed the Battle of Shiloh for the civilians left in its wake. 
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
Reefer Madness: Government Efforts to Criminalize Marijuana
Chris Calton overviews the history of governmental efforts to stigmatize marijuana.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
"A Glittering Lie" — The True Battle of Shiloh
In this special collaborative episode, Chris Calton and Dangerous History Podcast's "Professor CJ" share the vivid memoirs of two young soldiers fighting on opposing sides of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 4: "Tell My Mother I Died Like A Soldier"
Chris Calton recounts the second and final day of the Battle of Shiloh, and the story of the Battle of Fallen Timbers. 
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 3: The Hornet’s Nest
Chris Calton details the intense fighting at The Battle of Shiloh, where thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers fought in a narrow portion of the battlefield nicknamed "The Hornet's Nest."
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 2: The Furies of Hell
At the onset of the Battle of Shiloh, the Confederacy caught the Union by surprise. But what should have been a quick victory turned into a bloody battle of attrition. 
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 1: I "Would Fight Them If They Were A Million"
Chris Calton details the buildup to the Battle of Shiloh.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Pea Ridge, Part 2: Elkhorn Tavern
Chris Calton outlines the fighting at Elkhorn Tavern during the Battle of Pea Ridge, and how the grim conflict ended.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Pea Ridge, Part 1: Confederate Disaster at Leetown
Chris Calton recounts how the Confederate forces were defeated at Leetown—despite greatly outnumbering their Union opponents. 
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Emergence of Grant, Part 4: Unconditional Surrender
After Grant pushes the Confederates back to Fort Donelson, the southern leaders must decide whether to attempt escape or surrender.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Emergence of Grant, Part 3: Fort Donelson
Chris Calton details Ulysses S. Grant's attack on Fort Donelson by land and water. 
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Emergence of Grant, Part 2: Fort Henry
Chris Calton recounts a victory that would give the Union access to the Confederate heartland—the capture of Fort Henry. 
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Emergence of Grant, Part 1: Finding the Gateway
Chris Calton details Ulysses S. Grant's early actions in the Civil War. 
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 5: Iron versus Iron
Chris Calton details the first ever battle between two ironclad warships.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 4: Building the Monitor
Chris Calton details the incredible process of constructing the technological marvel The Monitor.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 3: Inventing the Monitor
Chris Calton details the incredible life of the Swedish engineer who created the Union's first iron warship.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 2: Wood versus Iron
The ironclad CSS Virginia ushers in a new age of naval warfare.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 1: Building the Merrimack
The Confederates begin their strategy to combat the superior Union Navy by creating a new technologically superior warship. 
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
The Burnside Expedition
Chris Calton details an often overlooked victory by the Union.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
1861 in Review
In this mini-episode, Chris Calton briefly reviews the important themes and takeaways from the first year of the Civil War.
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6 years ago

Historical Controversies
In Historical Controversies, Mises Institute scholar Chris Calton debunks the history you may have learned in school. Armed with facts, theory, and a Rothbardian appreciation for historical narrative, Calton enlightens and entertains in a podcast that has something to offer all audiences. See the podcast's updated Corrections and Qualifications page. See also Chris Calton's Bibliographic Essays (PDF): Season 1, History of the War on Drugs (Mises.org/EC1Bib) and Season 2: Antebellum United States (Mises.org/EC2Bib).