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Lincoln and Viruses on The Railsplitter Podcast

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My interview on “Lincoln and Viruses” is now live on The Railsplitter Podcast. I had been interviewed this past Thursday by Mary, Jeremy, and Nick of the Railsplitter podcast, and the episode (#122) is now on their podcast website. Their podcast has become a “must-listen” site for all things Lincoln. This is the second time I’ve been featured on the podcast. Previously they had selected my book, Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America, as the very first book in their new book club installment. Over the course of three podcasts they reviewed the book and interviewed me. You can read about it and listen starting on this post.

Railsplitter podcast Episode 122_4-5-20

This current podcast was initiated based on my recent post, “That Time Lincoln Got a Virus and Almost Died.” That set us off on a deep dive on Lincoln’s bout with smallpox and how it compares to the 2020 COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic we are all currently going through. For much of an hour we seamlessly shifted back and forth from Lincoln’s time to the current era, talking not only about viruses but other diseases Lincoln had and the acceptance of science by presidents through our history (including Grover Cleveland’s secret surgery at sea). My twin science and historian backgrounds helped inform the discussion, leading Railsplitter Nick to comment that the podcast has its version of “Sanjay Gupta of the Lincoln world.” [Disclaimer: I am not a physician, so nothing I said constitutes medical advice other than “wash your hands and maintain social distancing.”]

I thoroughly enjoyed the discussion and have been invited back for future episode(s) on The Railsplitter Podcast. If you haven’t already, check them out.

David J. Kent is an avid science traveler and the author of Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America, in Barnes and Noble stores now. His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World and two specialty e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.

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My Interview and Abraham Lincoln on the Railsplitter Podcast

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Railsplitter podcast logoThe Railsplitter podcast is up with the third of three episodes reviewing my book, Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America. In this final installment, they chat for about 20 minutes about the last two chapters before welcoming me to talk about the book.

Listen to the first episode covering Chapters 1-4.

And second episode for Chapters 5-8.

And the final episode for Chapters 9 & 10, plus an interview with me.

I want to thank Jeremy, Mary, and Nick choosing my book as the very first book of their Railsplitter Book Club. Jeremy tells me that they put out a poll asking listeners which book out of thousands of Lincoln books they should choose to be their very first – and Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America was their overwhelming choice!

I had a great time being interviewed for the show and I hope everyone will enjoy it.

For those who missed my earlier presentation on Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America at the Lincoln Group of DC, you can watch the C-SPAN broadcast online.

David J Kent on C-SPAN

For those wondering how my Chasing Abraham Lincoln Part 1 went, well, it hasn’t yet. I was all set to go but then a family emergency redirected my long road trip. Instead of down to Tennessee and up through Kentucky, Indiana, and more, I drove up to New England. The Chasing Abraham Lincoln trip will likely (hopefully) happen in May, so stay turned.

I’ve also been having some issues with my home computers (both of them), which is why I haven’t been able to post about my recent trip down to Newport News for the Battle of Hampton Roads weekend. Working on solutions and I should be able to report on that next week.

In the meantime, enjoy the Railsplitter podcasts and the C-SPAN broadcast.

David J. Kent is an avid science traveler and the author of Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America, in Barnes and Noble stores now. His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity (2013) and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World (2016) and two e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.

Check out my Goodreads author page. While you’re at it, “Like” my Facebook author page for more updates!

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Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America on the Railsplitter Podcast (Part 2)

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Railsplitter podcast logoThe popular Railsplitter Podcast continues its on-air discussion of my book, Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America. The first four chapters were discussed on February 8th and the second four chapters on March 8th. They will discuss the rest of the book shortly, so be sure to check their website often for the final date. Also check out their catalog of great podcasts.

Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America was also the topic of my recent presentation at the Lincoln Group of DC. You can watch the C-SPAN broadcast online.

David J Kent on C-SPANIn other news, I just returned from a captivating Battle of Hampton Roads weekend in Newport News, Virginia. The Mariners’ Museum and Monitor Center were hopping with historical reenactors, a full size model of the CSS Hunley, and of course, a full size Monitor on who’s deck you can have coffee with the cook. I even got a behind the scenes tour of the Monitor conservation lab with no other than President Lincoln himself. More on that as soon as I can get my home computer working again.

Until then, check out the Railsplitter podcasts (Part 1 and Part 2) and the C-SPAN video.

David J. Kent is a science traveler and the author of Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America, in Barnes and Noble stores now. His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity (2013) and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World (2016) and two e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.

Check out my Goodreads author page. While you’re at it, “Like” my Facebook author page for more updates!

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Listen to Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America on the Railsplitter Podcast

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Lincoln: The Man Who Saved AmericaLincoln: The Man Who Saved America has enjoyed great success and will have a second edition in the spring. The book has been featured in several media outlets: the latest being the Railsplitter podcast.

The Railsplitter is a popular podcast in the Abraham Lincoln world. The three hosts post a weekly audio discussion on a variety of topics related to “learning about, and having fun with #16.” For the podcast posted on their website on February 8, 2018 they discussed Chapters 1 to 4 of Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America. You can listen to the podcast here (discussion of the book gets rolling at about the 10 minute mark):

Railsplitter podcast logo#36 Railsplitter Book Club: Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America Part 1

I was happy to hear that they had visited my own website and watched the C-SPAN video of my recent presentation to the Lincoln Group of DC. The hosts mentioned that the video helped them understand the intended audience for the book, and all agreed that the book did a great reaching out to them.

For those who haven’t seen the C-SPAN video, you can watch that here:

David J Kent on C-SPANAsk Me Anything!And in case you missed my recent #Ask Me Anything, you can read the questions and answers from that event as well.

The Railsplitter podcast on February 8th covered Chapters 1 through 4. They will have two more installments to cover Chapters 5 though 8 and then Chapters 9 and 10 and end material. Check out the Railsplitter podcast web page and twitter feed for more information and schedule. You can also follow my Facebook author page and Twitter feed for updates.

David J. Kent is an avid science traveler and the author of Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America, now available. His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World (both Fall River Press). He has also written two e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.

Check out my Goodreads author page. While you’re at it, “Like” my Facebook author page for more updates!

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