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100 Behind the Scenes with Liz Covart & Ben Franklin's World
Episode 100
Wow! Ben Franklin’s World has made it to episode 100.
How do we celebrate and mark this special occasion?
By your request, host Liz Covart a…
10 years ago
099 Pirates & Pirate Nests in the British Atlantic World
Episode 99
Pirates are alive and well in our popular culture. Thanks to movies like Pirates of the Caribbean and television shows like Black Sails, we …
10 years ago
098 Birth of the American Tax Man
Episode 98
Could customs collectors, the tax men of early America, be the unsung founders of the early United States?
Today, we explore the creation of…
10 years ago
097 How to Organize Your Research (Doing History)
Episode 97
What do historians do with all of the information they collect when they research?
How do they access their research in a way that allows th…
10 years, 1 month ago
096 The Origins of Racial Segregation in the United States
Episode 96
Ever wonder how the United States’ problem with race developed and why early American reformers didn’t find a way to fix it during the earli…
10 years, 1 month ago
095 A Tale of Two Bostons
Episode 95
The City Upon a Hill. The Athens of America. The Cradle of Liberty.
Boston has many names because it has played important roles in the histo…
10 years, 1 month ago
094 Founding Friendships: Men & Women in the Early American Republic
Episode 94
Who are you friends with?
Why are you friends with your friends?
In the early American republic, men and women formed and maintained friends…
10 years, 1 month ago
093 Harvard University & Colonial North America
Episode 93
What can the collections of the Harvard University Libraries teach us about our early American past?
It turns out, quite a lot.
Taylor Stoer…
10 years, 2 months ago
092 How to Research History Online (Doing History)
Episode 92
How do historians conduct research online? This is your second-most asked question after how did everyday people live their day-to-day lives…
10 years, 2 months ago
091 Rumors, Legends, & Hoaxes in Early America
Episode 91
Did you know that George Washington’s favorite drink was whiskey?
Actually, it wasn’t.
Washington preferred Madeira, a fortified Portuguese …
10 years, 2 months ago