Join Michael in his conversation with CNN’s Dana Bash about her important new book telling the story of the 1872 Louisiana Governor’s race and the lessons it holds for the present.

Join Michael in his conversation with Professor Edward L. Ayers about his fascinating new book American Visions: The United States, 1800-1860 which explores the revealing history of this most formative period in US history when voices of dissent and innovation help create visions of America still resonant today.

Alexander Rose is the author of Washington’s Spies (the basis for the AMC drama series, Turn: Washington’s Spies, on which he served as a writer/producer), and several other nonfiction books.