Bonus: Behind the Scenes of the Adams-Jefferson Letters
In 1959, the Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press published Lester J. Cappon’s The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and John and Abig...
6 Jul 201841min
193 Partisans: The Friendship and Rivalry of Adams and Jefferson
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Two drafters and signers of the Declaration of Independence, two diplomats who served the United States abroad in Europe, and two men who went on to serve as vice pres...
3 Jul 20181h 24min
192 The Secret History of the Jersey Devil
The Jersey Devil is a monster legend that originated in New Jersey’s early American past. How and why did this legend emerge? And, what can it tell us about New Jersey’s past? Brian Regal, an Associ...
26 Jun 201858min
191 A New History of King Philip's War
King Philip’s War is an event that appears over and over again in books about colonial America. So when you have an event that has been as studied as King Philip’s War has been, is there anything new...
19 Jun 20181h 6min
190 Origins of the American Middle Class
As many as 70 percent of Americans consider themselves to be members of the middle class. But if you consider income as a qualifier for membership, only about 50 percent of Americans qualify for membe...
12 Jun 201852min
189 The Little Ice Age
We’re living in a period of climate change. Our Earth has been getting warmer since the mid-19th century. So how will humans adapt to and endure this period of global warming? Will they adapt to it a...
5 Jun 201853min
188 The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
The Alien and Sedition Acts consisted of four laws enacted by the United States government in 1798. The United States passed these laws during a time of great uncertainty, a time when many Americans f...
29 Mai 201858min
187 Sport in Early America
Our present-day American culture is obsessed with sports. To cite just two pieces of evidence of this, on average, more than 67,000 fans attend each National Football League game and more than 30,000 ...
22 Mai 201852min
