Chester A. Arthur
Publisher |
Audible
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Comedy
History
News & Politics
Presidency
USA
Categories Via RSS |
History
News & Politics
Publication Date |
Apr 18, 2017
Episode Duration |
00:29:52

Alexis and Elliott explore the life of our oft-forgotten 21st president, Chester Alan Arthur. Author Esther Crain explains why Arthur was the quintessential Gilded Age New Yorker, Elliott digs into a complicated relationship with NY senator Roscoe Conkling, and Alexis investigates his involvement in a significant civil rights case. Playwright Sean David DeMers meets our hosts at a Brooklyn cemetery, to discuss Arthur’s mysterious correspondence with a New York woman who encouraged him to rise to the challenges of the presidency.

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