Tag: American Civil War

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) After America’s Civil War ended in eighteen sixty-five, tensions grew between Congress and the President.…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In the spring of eighteen sixty five, America’s Civil War was over. The man who…

VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In March, eighteen sixty-eight, Congress tried to remove President Andrew Johnson from office. At that time,…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) As we reported in our last few programs, President Abraham Lincoln did not live to…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in the spring of eighteen sixty-five. For four years, he…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) On April ninth, eighteen sixty-five, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) The end had finally come for the great soldier, General Robert E. Lee, and for…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Harry Monroe. Today, Kay Gallant and I continue the story of America’s Civil War.…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) America was at war in eighteen sixty-four. The Union of northern states was fighting the…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Kay Gallant. Today,Harry Monroe and I continue the story of America’s Civil War. VOICE…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Larry West. Today, Maurice Joyce and I continue the story of the American Civil…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. I’m Harry Monroe. Today, Kay Gallant and I continue the story of America’s Civil War and…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) In November, eighteen-sixty-three, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He was to make a…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) The early weeks of eighteen-sixty-three gave the American Civil War a new political direction. President…

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) By eighteen-sixty-three, America’s northern states and southern states had been fighting a bitter, bloody civil…