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Bonus Listener Q & A: Young Benjamin Franklin
This special bonus episode introduces the Ben Franklin's World Subscription program and a new monthly Listener Question & Answer feature for…
6 years, 3 months ago
276 Benjamin Rush: Founding Father
Episode 276
Who gets to be a founding father?
“Founding Father” status goes to men who helped found the United States. That means the 56 men who signed …
6 years, 3 months ago
275 Pets in Early America
Episode 275
What kinds of animals did early Americans keep as pets? How did early Americans acquire pets? What kinds of animals did early Americans keep…
6 years, 4 months ago
274 Walter Ralegh: Architect of Empire
Episode 274
What do we know about how and why England came to establish its first permanent colony at Jamestown? And what do we know about the English c…
6 years, 4 months ago
273 David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Early Republic
Episode 273
How did Americans learn to establish philanthropic institutions?
Victoria Johnson, an Associate Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hu…
6 years, 5 months ago
272 Origins of the 11th Amendment
Episode 272
What do you know about the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution?
Caitlin Galante-DeAngelis Hopkins, a Lecturer in the Histor…
6 years, 5 months ago
271 BFW Team Favorites: Paul Revere's Ride Through History
Episode 271
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode to Lexington, Massachusetts to spread the alarm that the Regulars were marching. Revere made several imp…
6 years, 9 months ago
270 BFW Team Favorites: Slavery & Freedom in Early Maryland
Episode 270
How do you uncover the life of an enslaved person who left no paper trail?
What can the everyday life of an enslaved person tell us about sla…
6 years, 9 months ago
269 BFW Team Favorites: One Colonial Woman's World
Episode 269
What was everyday life like for average men and women in early America?
Listeners ask this question more than any other question and today w…
6 years, 9 months ago
268 BFW Team Favorites: Young Benjamin Franklin
Episode 268
What in the first 40 years of his life made Benjamin Franklin the genius he became?
Benjamin Franklin serves as a great window on to the ear…
6 years, 9 months ago