Ben Franklin's World

What do we mean by the American Revolution? How do we define it? Was it a war? Was it a movement? Was it a series of movements? The Doing History: To the Revolution! Series seeks to explore not just the history of the American Revolution, but the histories of the American Revolution. In this episode, we undertake the difficult task of trying to define the American Revolution by going behind-the-scenes of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/151   Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Doing History: To the Revolution! OI Reader app   Complementary Episodes Episode 112: Mary Beth Norton, The Tea Crisis of 1773 Episode 123: Revolutionary Allegiances Episode 130: Paul Revere’s Ride Through History Episode 141: A Declaration in Draft Bonus: Why Historians Study History Bonus: History and Historians in the Public     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   *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

12 Sep 201753min

Abigail Adams lived through and participated in the American Revolution. As the wife of John Adams, she used her position to famously remind Adams and his colleagues to "remember the ladies" when they created laws for the new, independent United States. In this episode, Woody Holton, a Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and author of Abigail Adams: A Life, helps us explore a different, largely unknown aspect of Adams' life: Her financial investments. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/150   Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Doing History: To the Revolution! series The William and Mary Quarterly OI Reader App   Complementary Episodes Episode 007: Sara Georgini, John Adams & the Adams Papers Documentary Editing Project Episode 022: Vivian Bruce Conger, Deborah Read Franklin & Sally Franklin Bache Bonus: Why Historian’s Study History Episode 103: Sara Bon Harper, James Monroe & His Highland Estate Episode 131: Frank Cogliano, Thomas Jefferson’s Empire of Liberty Episode 145: Rosemarie Zagarri, Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution     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   *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

5 Sep 20171h 2min

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 he spent nearly 18 years living in the heart of the British Empire. How did Franklin’s experiences in London shape his opportunities and view of the world? George Goodwin, author of Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America’s Founding Father, leads us on an exploration of Franklin’s life in London. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/149   Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture The OI Reader App Doing History: To the Revolution! Series Episode 130: Paul Revere’s Ride Through History Episode 141: A Declaration in Draft   Complementary Episodes   Episode 001: James Green, The Library Company of Philadelphia Episode 022: Vivian Bruce Conger, Deborah Read Franklin & Sally Franklin Bache Episode 031: Benjamin Franklin and the Papers of Benjamin Franklin Editorial Project Episode 122: Andrew O’Shaughnessy, The Men Who Lost America   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   *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

29 Aug 201756min

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 University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the author of Betsy Ross and the Making of America, guides us through the life of Betsy Ross with an aim to help us answer these questions. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/148   Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture The Octo Doing History: To the Revolution! Series Episode 130: Paul Revere’s Ride Through History Episode 141: A Declaration in Draft “A Turning Point: The Declaration of Independence and the House of Lords,” History of Parliament  “Historical Fiction Roundtable,” The Junto    Complementary Episodes Episode 013:Rachel Hope Cleves, Charity & Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America Episode 027: Lisa Wilson, A History of Stepfamilies in Early America Episode 032: Michelle Coughlin, One Colonial Woman’s World Episode 089: Jessica Millward, Slavery & Freedom in Early America Episode 145: Rosemarie Zagarri, Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution   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   *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

22 Aug 201749min

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 Washington’s Continental Army. Rarely do we take the opportunity to ask questions about the approximately 50,000 men who served in the British Army that opposed them. Don N. Hagist, independent scholar and author of British Soldiers, American War: Voices of the American Revolution, leads us on exploration of the “other” men who fought in the American War for Independence, the soldiers in the British Army. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/147   Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture The Octo Doing History: To the Revolution! Series Episode 130: Paul Revere’s Ride Through History Episode 141: A Declaration in Draft “The Adverts 250 Project”  “George Washington’s Bodies,” Nursing Clio   Complementary Episodes Episode 081: Don Glickstein, After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence Episode 085: Bonnie Huskins, American Loyalists in Canada Episode 122: Andrew O’Shaughnessy, The Men Who Lost America Episode 126: Rebecca Brannon, The Reintegration of American Loyalists     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   *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

15 Aug 201748min

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 Continental Army to win the War for American Independence? Robert Middlekauff, professor emeritus of colonial and early United States history at the University of California, Berkeley, reveals the answers to these questions as we explore details from his book Washington’s Revolution: The Making of America’s First Leader. This episode originally posted as Episode 026. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/146   Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture The Octo Doing History: To the Revolution! Series Episode 130: Paul Revere's Ride Through History Episode 141: A Declaration in Draft "Dartmouth College and Canada: The Problem of National Historiographies," Borealia: A Group Blog on Early Canadian History "Era of Good Feelings Roundtable," U.S. Intellectual History Blog   Complementary Episodes Episode 033: Douglas Bradburn, George Washington & His Library Episode 061: Edward Larson, George Washington in Retirement Episode 065: Alexander Rose, Washington’s Spies Episode 074: Mary Wigge, Martha Washington Episode 137: Erica Dunbar, The Washingtons’ Runaway Slave, Ona Judge   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   *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

8 Aug 201753min

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 her views seriously? Did her writings sway public opinion in the direction of her political views? In this episode, Rosemarie Zagarri, a professor of history at George Mason University and author of A Woman’s Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution, helps us kick off a new, six-episode series about the people of the American Revolution by taking us through the life of Mercy Otis Warren. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/145   Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture The Octo   Complementary Episodes Episode 032: Michelle Marchetti Coughlin, One Colonial Woman’s World Episode 050: Marla Miller, Betsy Ross Episode 123: Revolutionary Allegiances (Doing History) Episode 129: J.L. Bell, The Road to Concord Episode 143: Michael Klarman, The Making of the United States Constitution   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   *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

1 Aug 20171h 2min

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 themselves these very questions, especially as the American Revolution turned from a series of political protests against imperial policies to a bloody war for independence. What’s more, Patriot leaders also asked themselves once we find these ideas and experiences, how do we use them to unite the American people? Robert Parkinson, an Assistant Professor of History at Binghamton University and author of the award-winning book, The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution, has some ideas for how patriot leaders answered these questions. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/144   Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture The Octo: Eight Curated Blogs About Early American History "Historicizing Freedom & Black Abolitionism," Black Perspectives "A 'Thorough Deist?' The Religious Life of Benjamin Franklin," Age of Revolutions OI Reader App for Free Chapter of The Common Cause   Complementary Episodes   Episode 016: Alan Taylor, The Internal Enemy Episode 086: George Goodwin, Benjamin Franklin in London Episode 122: Andrew O’Shaughnessy, The Men Who Lost America Episode 123: Revolutionary Allegiances Episode 141: A Declaration in Draft   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   *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

25 Jul 201756min