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Words of War and Peace

Words of War and Peace

Humankind on Public Radio

April 2, 202629m 26s

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Show Notes

Author Cynthia Wachtell describes contrasting views of war in American literature, including the Civil War reflections of Walt Whitman and the fervent anti-war beliefs expressed by Mark Twain in several works.

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