Dickens, Railroads & Christmas

Dickens, Railroads & Christmas

Constant Wonder

  • Dec 21, 2020 7:00 pm
  • 52:50 mins
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Great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley, shares how Dickens kicked off the Victorian obsession with Christmas when he published, "A Christmas Carol." Ainissa Ramirez shares how the Henry Bessemer made railroads and our modern celebration of Christmas possible.