061  George Washington in Retirement

061 George Washington in Retirement

If you had only six years to enjoy retirement what would you do? Would you improve your plantation? Build canals? Or work behind-the-scenes to unite your country by framing a new central government? These were just some of the activities undertaken by George Washington during his brief retirement from public service between 1783 and 1789. Today, we explore the brief retirement of George Washington with Edward Larson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history and author of The Return of George Washington, 1783-1789. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/061 Helpful Show Links 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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301 From Inoculation to Vaccination, Part 1

301 From Inoculation to Vaccination, Part 1

Smallpox was the most feared disease in North America and in many parts of the world before its eradication in 1980. So how did early Americans live with smallpox and work to prevent it? How did they ...

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300 Vast Early America

300 Vast Early America

What do historians wish more people better understood about early American history and why do they wish people had that better understanding? In celebration of the 300th episode of Ben Franklin’s Wor...

13 Huhti 20211h 7min

299 Colonial Virginia Portraits

299 Colonial Virginia Portraits

What can a portrait reveal about the history of colonial British America? Portraits were both deeply personal and yet collaborative artifacts left behind by people of the past. When historians look a...

6 Huhti 202141min

298 Origins of American Manufacturing

298 Origins of American Manufacturing

Have you ever stopped to think about how the United States became a manufacturing nation? Have you ever wondered how the United States developed not just products, but the technologies, knowledge, and...

30 Maalis 20211h 1min

297 Indian Removal Act of 1830

297 Indian Removal Act of 1830

The history of Native American land dispossession is as old as the story of colonization. European colonists came to the Americas, and the Caribbean, wanting land for farms and settlement so they foun...

16 Maalis 20211h 1min

296 The Boston Massacre: A Family History

296 The Boston Massacre: A Family History

Is there anything more we can know about well-researched and reported events like the Boston Massacre? Are there new ways of looking at oft-taught events that can help us see new details about them, ...

2 Maalis 202157min

295 Whitney Plantation Museum

295 Whitney Plantation Museum

What does it take to create a museum? How can a museum help visitors grapple with a very uncomfortable aspect of their nation’s past? Ibrahima Seck, a member of the History Department at the Universi...

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294 1774: The Long Year of Revolution

294 1774: The Long Year of Revolution

When we think of important years in the history of the American Revolution, we might think of years like 1765 and the Stamp Act Crisis, 1773 and the Tea Crisis, 1775 and the start of what would become...

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