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197 Native American Slavery in New France
Episode 197
When we think about early American slavery, our minds evoke images of plantations where enslaved men and women were forced to labor in agric…
8 years, 2 months ago
196 Information Exchange in the Early Southeast
Episode 196
We live in an age of information. The internet provides us with 24/7 access to all types of information—news, how-to articles, sports scores…
8 years, 2 months ago
195 Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine
Episode 195
In 1705 a group of colonists in Simsbury, Connecticut founded a copper mine, which the Connecticut General Assembly purchased and turned int…
8 years, 2 months ago
194 Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Episode 194
As part of its mission, the National Park Service seeks to protect and preserve places saved by the American people so that all may experien…
8 years, 2 months ago
Bonus: Behind the Scenes of The Adams-Jefferson Letters
Episode 193
In 1959, the Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press published Lester J. Cappon’s The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Comple…
8 years, 2 months ago
193 Partisans: The Friends and Rivalry of Adams and Jefferson
Episode 193
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Two drafters and signers of the Declaration of Independence, two diplomats who served the United States abr…
8 years, 3 months ago
192 The Secret History of the Jersey Devil
Episode 192
The Jersey Devil is a monster legend that originated in New Jersey’s early American past.
How and why did this legend emerge? And, what can …
8 years, 3 months ago
191 A New History of King Philip's War
Episode 191
King Philip’s War is an event that appears over and over again in books about colonial America.
So when you have an event that has been as s…
8 years, 3 months ago
190 Origins of the American Middle Class
Episode 190
As many as 70 percent of Americans consider themselves to be members of the middle class. But if you consider income as a qualifier for memb…
8 years, 3 months ago
189 The Little Ice Age
Episode 189
We’re living in a period of climate change. Our Earth has been getting warmer since the mid-19th century.
So how will humans adapt to and en…
8 years, 4 months ago