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 Maj 201551min
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 t...
19 Maj 20151h 3min
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 Maj 201556min
Bonus: We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence
What can maps tell us about the past? How do maps affect the way we view events such as the American Revolution? The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library has a new, traveli...
8 Maj 201542min
028 Building the Erie Canal
A “little short of madness.” That is how Thomas Jefferson responded when two delegates from New York approached him with the idea to build the Erie Canal in January 1809. Jefferson’s comment did not...
5 Maj 201544min
027 A History of Stepfamilies in Early America
What do George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln have in common? They all grew-up in blended or stepfamilies. Lisa Wilson, the Charles J. MacCurdy Professor of American History at...
28 Apr 201544min
026 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...
21 Apr 201549min
025 Inventing George Whitefield
Do you know who George Whitefield was? George Whitefield stood as one of the most visible figures in British North America between the 1740s and 1770. He was a central figure in the trans-Atlantic re...
14 Apr 201547min
