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Patrick Phillips recounts the ugly history of a southern county that brutally expelled its African-American residents and remained entirely white for most of the 20th century; Ross King reveals some of Claude Monet’s more unusual painting habits, including his obsession with a certain flower; and Paula Becker introduces the memoir of a beloved American children’s book author. Mentioned in this episode: • Read more about Forsyth in Patrick Phillips’s new book, Blood at the Root • Watch Oprah Winfrey’s televised 1987 visit to Forsyth County, Georgia • Take a virtual tour of the Musée de l’Orangerie’s rooms of the Water Lilies • Read The Seattle Times’s review of Betty MacDonald’s memoirs on the See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.