103 James Monroe & His Estate Highland
On April 30, 1789, George Washington became the first President of the United States. Between 1789 and 1825, five men would serve as president. Four of them hailed from Virginia. Many of us know deta...
11 Okt 201648min
102 George Rogers Clark
In the Treaty of Paris, 1783, Great Britain offered the new United States generous terms that included lands in between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. Why did the biggest empire...
4 Okt 201642min
101 How Historians Write About History (Doing History)
How do historians write about the people, places, and events they’ve studied in historical sources? We continue our “Doing History: How Historians Work” series by investigating how historians write a...
27 Sep 201646min
100 Behind-the-Scenes with Liz Covart & Ben Franklin's World
Wow! Ben Franklin’s World has made it to episode 100. How do we celebrate and mark this special occasion? By your request, host Liz Covart answers your questions about history, podcasting, and time ...
20 Sep 201639min
099 Pirates & Pirate Nests in the British Atlantic World
Pirates are alive and well in our popular culture. Thanks to movies like Pirates of the Caribbean and television shows like Black Sails, we see pirates as peg-legged, eye-patch wearing, rum-drinking m...
13 Sep 201645min
098 Birth of the American Tax Man
Could customs collectors, the tax men of early America, be the unsung founders of the early United States? Today, we explore the creation of the United States customs service and its contributions to...
6 Sep 201649min
097 How to Organize Your Research (Doing History)
What do historians do with all of the information they collect when they research? How do they access their research in a way that allows them to find the information they need to write the books and...
30 Aug 201648min
096 The Origins of Racial Segregation in the United States
Ever wonder how the United States’ problem with race developed and why early American reformers didn’t find a way to fix it during the earliest days of the republic? Today, Nicholas Guyatt, author of...
23 Aug 20161h 4min
