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A conversation with Harry Barnard

BROADCAST: Sep. 1, 1981 | DURATION: 00:49:01

Synopsis

The biographer and journalist joins Studs to talk about the Haymarket anarchists, the Pullman labor strike, and the life of Illinois governor John Peter Altgeld, upon the reissue of his book, The Eagle Forgotten.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
 

Details

Broadcast Date
Sep. 1, 1981

Duration
49 minutes, 1 second

Topics

American History & Politics Chicago Working, Labor, Economy

People

Historians

Tags

Barnard, Harry Eagle forgotten. Authors, American Audiotapes Radio programs WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)

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