Bonus: Lafayette & the Hermione
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette? How did he make the Patriots’ success in the American Revolution possible? And why did a group known as the Friends of Hermione-Lafayette in America build an exact re...
26 Kesä 201529min
035 Historic Hudson Valley and Washington Irving
Washington Irving was an historian and writer. Some historians and biographers have called him the first great American author. Today, Michael Lord, Director of Education at Historic Hudson Valley, j...
23 Kesä 201537min
034 Andrew Jackson, Southerner
The Hero of New Orleans. Old Hickory. General. President of the United States. Andrew Jackson held and embodied all of these titles and nicknames. During his lifetime, Jackson served as one of the mo...
16 Kesä 201550min
033 George Washington and His Library
When you think about George Washington, what image comes to mind? Washington the general? Washington the president? Perhaps, Washington the gentleman farmer of Mount Vernon? But did you know that Geor...
9 Kesä 201558min
032 One Colonial Woman's World
What was everyday life like for average men and women in early America? Listeners ask this question more than any other question and today we continue to try to answer it. Michelle Marchetti Coughlin,...
2 Kesä 201551min
031 Benjamin Franklin and the Papers of Benjamin Franklin Editorial Project
Benjamin Franklin’s life spanned almost the entire 18th century. Between his birth on January 17, 1706 and his death on April 17, 1790, Franklin lived well-traveled and accomplished life. Michael D. ...
26 Touko 201550min
030 Rally the Scattered Believers: Northern New England's Religious Geography
You may know the stereotype of the “busibody New Englander,” the person who knows all about their neighbors’ private affairs. This stereotype comes from the New England town-church ideal: The idea th...
19 Touko 20151h 1min
029 The Victory with No Name: The Native American Defeat of the First American Army
Can you name the battle that took place between the United States Army and the Miami Confederacy on November 4, 1791? It's a trick question. You can’t name the battle because the victory has no name. ...
12 Touko 201554min
