Dr. Peg A. Lamphier on Soldier, Diplomat, Archaeologist about Civil War cavalry commander and first director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Louis Palma di Cesnola

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Today’s guest is Peg Lamphier, author of Soldier, Diplomat, Archaeologist: A Novel Based on the Bold Life of Louis Palma di Cesnola, an Italian immigrant who served with honor in the American Civil War and then—once the was was ended—became the first director of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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