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Synopsis
Pulitzer Prize winning writer and historian Barbara Tuchman discusses her book “A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century” and its historical background. Both Barbara Tuchman and Studs Terkel reads excerpts from the book. A musical piece called “Courtley Love” is played at the beginning of the show.
Details
Broadcast Date
Sep. 11, 1978
Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 52.54 min.) : 10 1/2 in.
Duration
52 minutes, 58 seconds
Digital Format
WAV
Ownership
The Chicago History Museum
Language
English
Tags
WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Tuchman, Barbara--Interviews Tuchman, Barbara. Distant mirror. Authors, American--20th century--Interviews Middle Ages--History France--History--14th century. Audiotapes. Radio programs. Tuchman, Barbara,-- interviewee Pulitzer prize winners A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century--book. Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45--book. The Guns of August--book. England Hundred Years' War Nationalism Enguerrand de Coucy Catholic Church Papacy Black Death John Wycliffe Protestantism Medieval warfare indulgences Peasant's Revolt Theology Eustache Dechamps