Interview with Geoffrey Ward

Geoffrey Ward is an American historian and writer. He is the author of nineteen books and has won seven Emmy Awards. He has written or cowritten many documentaries, including The Civil War.

West End Blues from the South Side Ward

Max Raskin: I want to start with your writing habits. Do you listen to music when you write?

Geoffrey Ward: I do – often. I like to have something in the background. When the news is unfolding, I do that sometimes. But mostly I listen to jazz.

MR: What do you have on now when you’re writing?

GW: Carlos Henriquez’s new…