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19: The Traitor and The Thieving Spy: The Start of American Industrialization
“He invited me to see the loom operate. I well recollect the state of admiration and satisfaction with which we sat by the hour, watching the beautif…
7 years, 9 months ago
18: Affairs! Foreign and ..."Domestic"
“The intercourse with Mrs. Reynolds, in the meantime, continued.”
This is the story of seduction and failing relationships. New England’s favorite cur…
7 years, 9 months ago
Historians (of The) Roundtable: I
“The American Revolution is really different from most revolutions around the world. Sometimes Americans get a false sense of how revolutions work be…
7 years, 10 months ago
17: Death of a Nation's Father
“I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.”
This is the story of death and (another) revolution. The French Revolution means the end for King Louis XVI’s…
7 years, 10 months ago
16: The Founding Fractures: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
“I always knew Colonel Hamilton to be a man of superior talents, but never supposed that he had any knowledge of finance.”
This is the story of confli…
7 years, 11 months ago
Epilogue To The Revolution; Or The Big Stuff You Should’ve Caught
“Oh, what, you want it in a single sentence? Fine, here you go.”
The epilogue to the Revolution. After enjoying the stories of Revolutionary America (…
7 years, 11 months ago
Q&A with The HTDS Team
"I'd say you know more than 90 percent of the American population about the American Revolution at this point."
This is the story... of your questions…
8 years ago
15: “We the People:” Constitution Making in Philly
“What even is the Virginia Plan but democracy checked by democracy, or pork with a little change of the sauce?”
This is the story of 55 men from 12 of…
8 years ago
Second Edition Episodes: A Discussion
While discussed in passing in a few epilogues, the Prof. sits down with Kelsi to go deep on “second edition” or “remaster” episodes of HTDS. The conv…
8 years ago
14: Peace in Paris; Turmoil in New York
“I have not only grown gray but almost blind in service to my country.”
This is the story (or tale) of two cities. In Paris, Ben Franklin, John Adams,…
8 years ago