April 1865: The Month That Saved America

Unabridged
Author: Jay Winik
Narrator: Jay Winik
Genres: History, Politics, United States, History, United States, Lectures, World Affairs, History, Civil Rights
Publisher: Chautauqua Institution/ The Great Lecture Library
Date: October 2008
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
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  • WMA

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Author of international best seller April 1865: The Month That Saved America, Jay Winik became world famous when his insights into the final month of the Civil War provided an extraordinary mirror to the challenges of September 2001.

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never again

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

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never again

Written by Anonymous on November 30th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

Jay Winik is by far the worst lecturer I have ever heard. It was extremely painful to listen to this CD -- an experience meant only for the masochistic.

April 1865

Written by Anonymous from Saint Davids, PA on December 21st, 2006

  • Book Rating: 1/5

Jay Winik's text may be OK, but his delivery (i.e., spoken word) is remarkably clumsy and difficult to listen to. It took the utmost patience and stamina to make it through this set of CD's.

April 1865

Written by Anonymous on August 1st, 2006

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Very interesting. Short, but to the point and highly informative. Recommend this to history and non-history buffs alike.

Interesting, but contradictory?

Written by Sanjay Singhal on February 6th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I was going to pan this lecture, because during the Q&A session following the lecture, the speak er contradicts many of his points on what made April 1865 so special. It seems more like dumb luck that the Civil War didn't rip apart the country permanently. BUT... the anecdotes that are revealed about the events of that month much more than make up for this. I learned a lot, and my cocktail party conversation will benefit :)

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never again

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

April 1865

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

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