113 Building the Empire State

113 Building the Empire State

After seven, long years of occupation, Americans found New York City in shambles after the British evacuation on November 25, 1783. Ten to twenty-five percent of the city had burned in 1776. The British used just about every building that remained to billet officers, soldiers, refugees, and their horses. Plus more refugees and animals crammed into vacant lots, streets, and alleyways. New York City stood in need of a lot of repair. Which raises the question: How did New Yorkers rebuild New York City? Where did they get the money to rebuild, improve, and encourage the economic development that would transform the city into the thriving metropolis and economic hub that it would be come? Brian Murphy, an Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University-Newark, takes us through part of this amazing story with details from his book Building the Empire State: Political Economy in the Early Republic. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/113 Episode Sponsor Cornell University Press Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Complementary Episodes Episode 028: Janice Fontanella, The Erie Canal Episode 088: Michael McDonnell, The History of History Writing (What is Historiography) Episode 111: Jonathan Eacott, India in the Making of Britain and America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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110 How Genealogists Research (Doing History)

110 How Genealogists Research (Doing History)

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109 The American Enlightenment & Cadwallader Colden

109 The American Enlightenment & Cadwallader Colden

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108 The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright

108 The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright

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107 Madison's Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention

107 Madison's Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention

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106 The World of John Singleton Copley

106 The World of John Singleton Copley

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105 How Historians Publish History (Doing History)

105 How Historians Publish History (Doing History)

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104 The Saltwater Frontier

104 The Saltwater Frontier

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