063 Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War

063 Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War

The American Civil War claimed more than 620,000 American lives. Did you know that it also cost American forests, landscapes, cities, and institutions? Today, we explore the different types of ruination wrought by the American Civil War with Megan Kate Nelson, author of Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/063 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian 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 *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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149 Benjamin Franklin in London

149 Benjamin Franklin in London

Over the course of his long life, Benjamin Franklin traveled to and lived in London on two different occasions. The first time he went as a teenager. The second, as a man and colonial agent. All told ...

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148 Betsy Ross

148 Betsy Ross

How did everyday men and women experience life in the colonial America? How did the American Revolution transform their work and personal lives? Marla Miller, a professor of history at the Universit...

22 Elo 201749min

147 British Soldiers, American War

147 British Soldiers, American War

What about the British Redcoats? When we discuss the military history of the American War for Independence, we tend to focus on specific battles or details about the men who served in George Washingt...

15 Elo 201748min

146 George Washington's Revolution

146 George Washington's Revolution

What drove George Washington to become a Patriot during the American Revolution? How did he overcome the ill-trained and inexperienced troops, inadequate pay, and supply problems that plagued the Con...

8 Elo 201753min

145 Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution

145 Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution

Mercy Otis Warren wasn’t your typical early American woman. She was a woman with strong political viewpoints, which she wrote about and published for the world to see and consider. Did anyone take he...

1 Elo 20171h 2min

144 The Common Cause of the American Revolution

144 The Common Cause of the American Revolution

How do you get people living in thirteen different colonies to come together and fight for independence? What ideas and experiences would even unite them behind the fight? Patriot leaders asked them...

25 Heinä 201756min

143 The Making of the United States Constitution

143 The Making of the United States Constitution

How did the framers draft the Constitution of 1787? What powers does the Constitution provide the federal government? Why do we elect the President of the United States by an electoral system rather t...

18 Heinä 20171h 9min

142 A History of Abolition

142 A History of Abolition

Most histories of American abolitionism begin just before the Civil War, during the Antebellum period. But the movement to end chattel slavery in America began long before the United States was a nati...

11 Heinä 201759min

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