British Brides for American Tobacco: A Tudor Trade
In 1621 the Virginia Company of London put out a call for young, handsome and honestly educated women to become wives for the planters in its new colony in Jamestown. Hopeful husbands were supposed to...
2 Sep 202434min
Who Was The Richest President?
Which President was best with their money? Which was worst? And are Presidents responsible for paying for their food, staff and parties during their time in office?To find out all this and more, Don s...
29 Aug 202438min
Eisenhower: D-Day and the Birth of the American Superpower
In June 1944, the joint forces of the Allies began the liberation of continental Europe on D-Day. But was there tension within the ranks?Don speaks to Michel Paradis to find out how Eisenhower's leade...
26 Aug 202439min
President William Howard Taft: The Reluctant Politician?
Sandwiched between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson is our 26th President of the United States, William Howard Taft. Did he have the confidence, belief and vision necessary to become a president?...
22 Aug 202448min
Lafayette: The Marquis and the American Revolution
Why did an aristocratic French man fight for American freedom? How influential was Lafayette? And what did he do on his return visit to the United States 200 years ago this year?Don is joined by Chuck...
19 Aug 202426min
Kamala Harris: An Unprecedented Candidacy?
Cleopatra, Catherine the Great, Boudicca, Margaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel: what do these women have in common? They were all leaders of their nations, and they may - pending the choices of the electo...
15 Aug 202428min
American History Hit: 200 Episodes On
Host Don Wildman has a message for listeners old and new, marking 200 episodes of American History Hit.American History Hit first started publishing in 2022, and since then we've covered the first Ame...
15 Aug 20247min
President Theodore Roosevelt
What kind of a nickname is Bull Moose? How progressive was Theodore Roosevelt's presidency? And how does his legacy live on?Don is joined once again by Michael Patrick Cullinane, historian of American...
12 Aug 202441min
