Preston Brooks with Paul Quigley (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Paul Quigley talk duels, masculinity, and what really happened to Charles Sumner.
Guest
Our guest Paul Quigley is an Associate Professor of Civil War Studies and the Director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech. His book The Man Behind the Cane: Preston Brooks, Political Violence, and the Road to the Civil War, is available here.
Sensitive Themes & Topics
Slavery, racial/racist violence, violence, murder
Credits
- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website.
- Editor: Julia…
The skinny
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