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Mr. Stroud's History Class

by David Stroud

Mr. Stroud taught US History at Kilgore College for 39 years and now brings his entertaining lectures to a broader audience via his weekly podcast.

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Episodes

  1. Lincoln Re-election

    The election that saved the Union

  2. Battles of Yellow Tavern & Spotsylvania Courthouse May, 1864

    Battles of Yellow Tavern & Spotsylvania May, 1864

  3. Lee, Grant, The Wilderness and a Ghost

    Lee, Grant, The Wilderness and a Ghost by David Stroud

  4. Mr. Stroud's History Class

    How the Land of the Free became the land of the enslaved, Massacre and Lincoln's Widows.

  5. !864-The Beginning of the End

    1864 Part One

  6. Missionary Ridge

    Flags, swords, Battle of Missionary Ridge's disobeyed order and a wish comes true.

  7. Battle Above the Clouds

    The Battle? Above the Clouds? Part One + Podcast Secrets

  8. Vicksburg

    Vicksburg, the Gibraltar of the Confederacy-worth more than 40 Richmonds

  9. 37

    Gettysburg's Dead and Lincoln's 10% Plan

  10. Gettysburg Address

    Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: The most important speech in American History.

  11. Gettysburg Medals of Honor, the last to die, and Lincoln's Invitation

    Gettysburg Medals of Honor, the Last to Die, and Lincoln's Invitation

  12. Gettysburg

    Gettysburg: The Bloodiest Battle

  13. Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville

    Antietam Postscript, Fredericksburg, & Chancellorsville

  14. 54th Mass

    Lincoln's card, no more telegrams, Black Soldiers in Mr. Lincoln's Army

  15. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation is the topic of Mr. Stroud's History class.

  16. Antietam

    The Battle of Antietam -The Bloodiest Day in American History,

  17. Freedom's Candle , Mary Chestnut's question & Gen. Butler's Runaways

    Freedom's Candle, Mary Chestnut's Question, and General Butler's Runaways will be explained + homework.

  18. Freedom's Candle , Mary Chestnut's question & Gen. Butler's Runawys

    Freedom's Candle, Mary Chestnut's Question, & Gen. Butler's Runaways

  19. Grant's Shiloh Nickname

    The Drummer Boy of Shiloh, Grant's Shiloh Nickname, The Wizard of the Saddle, a Shiloh Medal of Honor.

  20. Shiloh

    Why the South never smiled after Shiloh

  21. Grant's Name Change

    Grant's Name Change & Nickname

  22. The Medal of Honor

    The Medal of Honor,

  23. Lincoln's Bull Run Lesson

    What Lincoln learned from the defeat of the Union Army at first Bull Run that enables the north to win the Civil War.

  24. Lincoln's Bull Run Lesson

    What Lincoln learned from the Union defeat at the 1st battle of Bull Run that enables the North to win the Civil War.

  25. WW 1 Devil Dogs

    Devil Dogs World War One

  26. Fort Sumter

    Lincoln and Fort Sumter: The Beginning

  27. Back to the Future

    Not the movie

  28. Class 14 :: John Cabot

    John Cabot's voyage of discovery for England

  29. Memorial Day

    Memorial Day Class Mr. Stroud remembers the Marines killed in Viettnam he served with by reading a few poems he wrote about them in 1989 and telling their story.

  30. Class 013:: Champlain

    Samuel Champlain the Father of New France, the best wrong answer, a Bumper Sticker, War Party, and more.

  31. Special History Class :: President's First 100 Days

    This special class is about The First 100 Days of a new President's Term,

  32. Class 012 :: Cartier

    Cartier and the Huron in Canada

  33. Class 011 :: Giovanni Verrazzano

    Who was the Italian Pirate that sailed for France? Did he see the Pacific or the Atlantic? Which future state did Verrazzano name "The Land of Bad People"?

  34. Class 010 :: Francisco Pizarro

    Class 010 :: Francisco Pizarro by David Stroud

  35. Class 009 :: Hernan Cortes

    Why was Cortes the Greatest Conquistador? How did he defeat a warrior nation of 500,000 Aztec with 500 men? These questions and more are discussed by Mr. Stroud in this class.

  36. Class 008 :: Balboa

    Who was Balboa? What was he doing in Panama ? How did he die? Mr. Stroud answers these questions and more

  37. Class 007 :: Christopher Columbus

    Mr. Stroud discusses Christopher Columbus.

  38. Class 006 :: Vikings

    Mr. Stroud entertains us with a lecture on the Vikings. He also introduces the next series on explorers.

  39. Class 005 :: Comanche Indian Tribe

    Mr. Stroud concludes his series on Texas Indians with his discussion of the Comanche Tribe.

  40. Class 4 :: Kiowa Indian Tribe

    Mr. Stroud lectures on the Kiowa Indians.

  41. Class 003 :: Caddo Indian Tribe

    Mr. Stroud teaches the Caddo Indian Native American Tribe.

  42. Class 002 :: Karankawa Indian Tribe

    Mr. Stroud lectures on the Karankawa Native American Indian Tribe.

  43. Class 001 :: Coahuiltecan Indian Tribe

    Mr. Stroud discusses the least advanced of the Native American Indians, the Coahuiltecans.

  44. Mr. Stroud's History Class: Introduction

    Mr. Stroud taught US History at Kilgore College for 39 years and he is not done teaching. Because a teacher doesn't need to have a classroom, he brings his passion for US History to you in a podcast.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Mr. Stroud taught US History at Kilgore College for 39 years and now brings his entertaining lectures to a broader audience via his weekly podcast.

HOSTED BY

David Stroud

Produced by Mr. Stroud

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education

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