What language does Greg speak?
Greg speaks fluent French, rusty-but-conversational Spanish, and has some working ability in Arabic and Classical Latin.
Where did Josh Beatty go to college?
in History. Josh Beatty: Producer. Josh worked as HTDS' producer from the very beginning up through Episode 64. He attended Utah Valley University where he received his bachelor's degree in Integrated Studies with emphasis in Religious Studies and History.
Who said "No it's very complicated"?
“The older I get the more I’m convinced that it’s the purpose of politicians and journalists to say the world is very simple, whereas it’s the purpose of historians to say, ‘No! It’s very complicated’.” — David Cannadine (British historian ...
Who said "I can make the march and make Georgia howl"?
“I can make the march, and make Georgia howl!” This is the story of the March to the Sea and the 13th Amendment. William Tecumseh “Cump” Sherman describes war as two things: “cruel.” And “war.” Acting under this philosophy, he ...
How old was John Wilkes Booth in Sic Semper Tyrannis?
“Sic semper tyrannis!” This is the story of deception. Conspiracy. Assassination. The handsome, 26-year-old successful actor John Wilkes Booth has sympathized with the Confederacy since the war began. So when Abraham Lincoln wins reelection as President of the United States ...
How dare you try to hog all the continent?
“How dare you try to hog all the continent?” This is the story of the Union Pacific Railroad. The US Government has legislated that a private company be organized with government oversight to build a railroad from Nebraska to Nevada. ...
What does "hung by the neck until he is dead" mean?
“To be hanged by the neck until he is dead.” This is the story of the US-Dakota War. The most eastern of the three major Sioux peoples, the Dakota are indigenous to Minnesota. They’ve lived beside trappers, fur traders, and ...
Who said "I shall lead my division forward sir"?
“I shall lead my division forward, sir.” This is the story of Gettysburg. It’s summer, 1863, and Robert E. Lee is making a bold move; he’s leading his Army of Northern Virginia into Union territory. He hopes a victory up ...
Who is the Union General in the book "Gloom and Unspoken Despondency Hang Like a Pall
“Gloom and unspoken despondency hang like a pall everywhere.” This is the story of personalities. Union General William “Old Rosy” Rosecrans takes on Confederate General Braxton Bragg out in Tennessee. Their clash at the battle of Chickamauga is among the ...
Who wrote the Boston Massacre?
Boston's Massacre by Eric Hinderaker. Colonies to Nation 1763 - 1789: A Documentary History of the American Revolution, Jack Greene (editor) The War of American Independence by Don Higginbotham. 1776 by David McCullough. Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution by Richard Beeman.
Who edited the spirit of sixty six?
The Spirit of Seventy-Six: The Story of the American Revolution As Told by Participants, edited by Henry Steele Commager and Richard B. Morris. The Glorious Cause by Robert Middlekauff. The Stamp Act Crisis: Prologue to Revolution by Edmund S. Morgan and Helen M. Morgan. Boston's Massacre by Eric Hinderaker.
