Ben Franklin's World
723 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 988 ratingsThis is a multiple award-winning podcast about early American history. It’s a show for people who love history and who want to know more about the historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our present-day world.
Each episode features conversations with professional historians who help shed light on important people and events in early American history. It is produced by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
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085 American Loyalists in Canada
June 07, 2016 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBThe War for Independence was a conflict between Great Britain and her 13 North American colonies. It was also a civil war. Not only did the war pit Briton against Briton when the conflict began in 1775, but it also pitted American against American. But what happened to the Americans who lost? Today, Bonnie Huskins, coordinator of Loyalist Studies at the University of New Brunswick, joins us to explore the experiences of the American Loyalists. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklins...
084 Zara Anishanslin, How Historians Read Historical Sources (Doing History)
May 31, 2016 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBWhat do historians do with historical sources once they find them? How do they read them for information about the past? Today, Zara Anishanslin, an Assistant Professor of History at CUNY’s College of Staten Island, leads us on an exploration of how historians read historical source by taking us through the documents and objects left behind by four, everyday people. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “Doing History” ep...
084 How Historians Read Historical Sources (Doing History)
May 31, 2016 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBWhat do historians do with historical sources once they find them? How do they read them for information about the past? Today, Zara Anishanslin, an Assistant Professor of History at CUNY’s College of Staten Island, leads us on an exploration of how historians read historical source by taking us through the documents and objects left behind by four, everyday people. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “Doing History” ep...
083 Unfreedom: Slavery in Colonial Boston
May 24, 2016 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBColonial Bostonians practiced slavery. But slavery in Boston looked very different than slavery in the American south or in the Caribbean. Today, Jared Hardesty, an Assistant Professor of History at Western Washington University and author of Unfreedom: Slavery and Dependence in Eighteenth-Century Boston, takes us on a tour of slavery, and the lives enslaved people lived, in colonial Boston. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/083 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Fran...
083 Jared Hardesty, Unfreedom: Slavery in Colonial Boston
May 24, 2016 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBColonial Bostonians practiced slavery. But slavery in Boston looked very different than slavery in the American south or in the Caribbean. Today, Jared Hardesty, an Assistant Professor of History at Western Washington University and author of Unfreedom: Slavery and Dependence in Eighteenth-Century Boston, takes us on a tour of slavery, and the lives enslaved people lived, in colonial Boston. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/083 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Fran...
082 Information & Communication in the Early American South
May 17, 2016 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBWe live in an age of information. The internet provides us with 24/7 access to all types of information—news, how-to articles, sports scores, entertainment news, and congressional votes. But what do we do with all of this knowledge? How do we sift through and interpret all it all? We are not the first people to ponder these questions. Today, Alejandra Dubcovsky, an Assistant Professor at Yale University and author of Informed Power: Communication in the Early South, takes us through th...
082 Alejandra Dubcovsky, Information & Communication in the Early American South
May 17, 2016 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBWe live in an age of information. The internet provides us with 24/7 access to all types of information—news, how-to articles, sports scores, entertainment news, and congressional votes. But what do we do with all of this knowledge? How do we sift through and interpret all it all? We are not the first people to ponder these questions. Today, Alejandra Dubcovsky, an Assistant Professor at Yale University and author of Informed Power: Communication in the Early South, takes us through th...
081 Don Glickstein, After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence
May 10, 2016 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBWhen did the fighting of the American War for Independence end? In school we learn that the war came to an end at Yorktown. But, this lesson omits all of the fighting that took place after Charles, Earl Cornwallis’ surrender in October 1781. Today, Don Glickstein, author of After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence, takes us on a whirlwind and global tour of the fighting that took place after Yorktown. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/081 Helpful S...
081 After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence
May 10, 2016 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBWhen did the fighting of the American War for Independence end? In school we learn that the war came to an end at Yorktown. But, this lesson omits all of the fighting that took place after Charles, Earl Cornwallis’ surrender in October 1781. Today, Don Glickstein, author of After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence, takes us on a whirlwind and global tour of the fighting that took place after Yorktown. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/081 Helpful S...
080 Liberty's Prisoners: Prisons & Prison Life in Early America
May 03, 2016 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBAmerican prisons are overcrowded. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world and nearly 2.5 million Americans are serving prison sentences. Nearly all politicians agree that we need to reform the American prison system, but they disagree on how to do it. Can gaining historical perspective on this present-day problem help us solve it? Today, we investigate early American prisons and prison life with Jen Manion, an Assistant Professor of History at Connecticut Coll...
080 Jen Manion, Liberty's Prisoners: Prisons & Prison Life in Early America
May 03, 2016 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBAmerican prisons are overcrowded. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world and nearly 2.5 million Americans are serving prison sentences. Nearly all politicians agree that we need to reform the American prison system, but they disagree on how to do it. Can gaining historical perspective on this present-day problem help us solve it? Today, we investigate early American prisons and prison life with Jen Manion, an Assistant Professor of History at Connecticut Coll...
079 What is a Historical Source? (Doing History)
April 26, 2016 05:00 - 49 minutes - 46 MBHistorians research the past through historical sources. But what are the materials that tell historians about past peoples, places, and events? Today, James Horn, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation, helps us investigate historical sources by taking us on an exploration of historic Jamestown and the types of sources that inform what we know about it. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Wor...
079 James Horn, What is a Historical Source? (Doing History)
April 26, 2016 05:00 - 49 minutes - 46 MBHistorians research the past through historical sources. But what are the materials that tell historians about past peoples, places, and events? Today, James Horn, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation, helps us investigate historical sources by taking us on an exploration of historic Jamestown and the types of sources that inform what we know about it. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Wor...
078 Rachel Shelden, Washington Brotherhood: Politics, Social Life, and the Coming of the Civil War
April 19, 2016 05:00 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBThe United States is in midst of a political and cultural divide. The last time the United States faced this deep of a division, the nation descended into Civil War. Can history help us solve our present-day political and cultural crisis? Today, we investigate whether the past might help us with the present with Rachel Shelden, author of Washington Brotherhood: Politics, Social Life, and the Coming of the Civil War. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/078 Helpful Show ...
078 Washington Brotherhood: Politics, Social Life, and the Coming of the Civil War
April 19, 2016 05:00 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBThe United States is in midst of a political and cultural divide. The last time the United States faced this deep of a division, the nation descended into Civil War. Can history help us solve our present-day political and cultural crisis? Today, we investigate whether the past might help us with the present with Rachel Shelden, author of Washington Brotherhood: Politics, Social Life, and the Coming of the Civil War. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/078 Helpful Show ...
077 The Oregon Trail
April 12, 2016 05:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBDo you have what it takes to be a pioneer? If offered the opportunity, would you undertake a journey across the Oregon Trail in a mule-pulled covered wagon? Today, we explore the Oregon Trail past and present with Rinker Buck, author of The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/077 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben...
077 Rinker Buck, The Oregon Trail
April 12, 2016 05:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBDo you have what it takes to be a pioneer? If offered the opportunity, would you undertake a journey across the Oregon Trail in a mule-pulled covered wagon? Today, we explore the Oregon Trail past and present with Rinker Buck, author of The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/077 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben...
076 Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, Citizen Sailors: Becoming American in the Age of Revolution
April 05, 2016 05:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWhat did it mean to be a citizen during the late-18th and early-19th centuries? Why and how did early American sailors seem intent on proving their citizenship to the United States? In this episode, we explore citizenship and maritime life during the Age of Revolutions with Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, an Assistant Professor of History and Spatial Sciences at the University of Southern California and author of Citizen Sailors: Becoming American in the Age of Revolution. Show Notes: http://w...
076 Citizen Sailors: Becoming American in the Age of Revolution
April 05, 2016 05:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWhat did it mean to be a citizen during the late-18th and early-19th centuries? Why and how did early American sailors seem intent on proving their citizenship to the United States? In this episode, we explore citizenship and maritime life during the Age of Revolutions with Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, an Assistant Professor of History and Spatial Sciences at the University of Southern California and author of Citizen Sailors: Becoming American in the Age of Revolution. Show Notes: http://w...
075 Peter Drummey, How Archives Work (Doing History)
March 29, 2016 05:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBHistorians research history in archives. But how do you gain access to one? And how do you use an archive once you find that it likely contains the information you seek? In this third episode of our “Doing History: How Historians Work” series, we investigate how archives work with Peter Drummey, an archivist and the Stephen T. Riley Librarian at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “...
075 How Archives Work (Doing History)
March 29, 2016 05:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBHistorians research history in archives. But how do you gain access to one? And how do you use an archive once you find that it likely contains the information you seek? In this third episode of our “Doing History: How Historians Work” series, we investigate how archives work with Peter Drummey, an archivist and the Stephen T. Riley Librarian at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “...
074 Mary Wigge, Martha Washington
March 22, 2016 05:00 - 34 minutes - 32.7 MBGeorge Washington stands as one of the most famous Americans in history, but what do we know of his helpmeet and partner, Martha? Who was the woman who stood beside and encouraged Washington? How did she assist him as he led the Continental Army and governed a new nation? Today, we investigate the life of Martha Washington with Mary Wigge, Research Editor at the Martha Washington Papers Project. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/074 Helpful Show Links Help Support ...
074 Martha Washington
March 22, 2016 05:00 - 34 minutes - 32.7 MBGeorge Washington stands as one of the most famous Americans in history, but what do we know of his helpmeet and partner, Martha? Who was the woman who stood beside and encouraged Washington? How did she assist him as he led the Continental Army and governed a new nation? Today, we investigate the life of Martha Washington with Mary Wigge, Research Editor at the Martha Washington Papers Project. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/074 Helpful Show Links Help Support ...
073 Mark Noll, The Bible in Early America
March 15, 2016 05:00 - 50 minutes - 47.4 MBWhat role did the Bible play in the development of British North America and the early United States? How did the settlement of numerous religious groups in the thirteen American colonies affect the politics and religion of both the colonies and early United States? Today, we address these questions by exploring the place of the Bible in early America. Our guide for this exploration is Mark Noll, the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame and the author ...
073 The Bible in Early America
March 15, 2016 05:00 - 50 minutes - 47.4 MBWhat role did the Bible play in the development of British North America and the early United States? How did the settlement of numerous religious groups in the thirteen American colonies affect the politics and religion of both the colonies and early United States? Today, we address these questions by exploring the place of the Bible in early America. Our guide for this exploration is Mark Noll, the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame and the author ...
072 Ari Kelman, The American Civil War
March 08, 2016 06:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBThe American Civil War took place over 150 years ago. The war claimed over 600,000 American lives and its legacy affects the way present-day Americans view civil rights and race relations. The Civil War stands as an important, watershed event in United States history, which is why, in today’s episode, we will discuss the event with Civil War historian Ari Kelman, Professor of History at the Pennsylvania State University. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/072 Helpful Sh...
072 The American Civil War
March 08, 2016 06:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBThe American Civil War took place over 150 years ago. The war claimed over 600,000 American lives and its legacy affects the way present-day Americans view civil rights and race relations. The Civil War stands as an important, watershed event in United States history, which is why, in today’s episode, we will discuss the event with Civil War historian Ari Kelman, Professor of History at the Pennsylvania State University. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/072 Helpful Sh...
071 Saratoga and Hubbardton, 1777
March 01, 2016 06:00 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBHistorians refer to the Battle of Saratoga as the “turning point” of the American Revolution. They argue the Patriot Army’s defeat of British General John Burgoyne’s forces convinced the French to enter the War for Independence. Together, the Franco and American forces cornered Charles, Earl Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781 and ended the war. This is the quick version of Saratoga, but as we know, history is more complicated. Today, we explore the Saratoga Campaign of 1777 in more depth w...
071 Bruce Venter, Saratoga and Hubbardton, 1777
March 01, 2016 06:00 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBHistorians refer to the Battle of Saratoga as the “turning point” of the American Revolution. They argue the Patriot Army’s defeat of British General John Burgoyne’s forces convinced the French to enter the War for Independence. Together, the Franco and American forces cornered Charles, Earl Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781 and ended the war. This is the quick version of Saratoga, but as we know, history is more complicated. Today, we explore the Saratoga Campaign of 1777 in more depth w...
070 How Historians Research (Doing History)
February 23, 2016 06:00 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MBHow did enslaved African and African American women experience slavery? What were their daily lives like? And how do historians know as much as they do about enslaved women? Today, we explore the answers to these questions with Jennifer L. Morgan, a Professor of History and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University and our guide for an investigation into how historians research history. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians ...
070 Jennifer Morgan, How Historians Research (Doing History)
February 23, 2016 06:00 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MBHow did enslaved African and African American women experience slavery? What were their daily lives like? And how do historians know as much as they do about enslaved women? Today, we explore the answers to these questions with Jennifer L. Morgan, a Professor of History and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University and our guide for an investigation into how historians research history. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians ...
069 Law, Order, and Sexual Misconduct in Colonial New England
February 16, 2016 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBLaw and order stood as a sign of civilization for many 17th-century Europeans, which is why some of the first European settlers in North America created systems of law and order in their new homeland. Today, we explore the legal history of colonial New England with Abby Chandler, author of Law and Sexual Misconduct in New England 1650-1750. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/069 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Hi...
069 Abby Chandler, Law, Order, and Sexual Misconduct in Colonial New England
February 16, 2016 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBLaw and order stood as a sign of civilization for many 17th-century Europeans, which is why some of the first European settlers in North America created systems of law and order in their new homeland. Today, we explore the legal history of colonial New England with Abby Chandler, author of Law and Sexual Misconduct in New England 1650-1750. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/069 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Hi...
068 Richard Brookhiser, Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
February 09, 2016 06:00 - 47 minutes - 44.6 MBAbraham Lincoln grew up as the son of a poor farmer. Yet, he became the 16th President of the United States. How did the son of a poor farmer achieve election to the presidency? Today, we investigate the life of Abraham Lincoln and his journey to the presidency with Richard Brookhiser, author of Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/068 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Histo...
068 Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
February 09, 2016 06:00 - 47 minutes - 44.6 MBAbraham Lincoln grew up as the son of a poor farmer. Yet, he became the 16th President of the United States. How did the son of a poor farmer achieve election to the presidency? Today, we investigate the life of Abraham Lincoln and his journey to the presidency with Richard Brookhiser, author of Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/068 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Histo...
067 John Ryan Fischer, An Environmental History of Early California & Hawaii
February 02, 2016 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBAside from nice weather, what do California and Hawaii have in common? Spanish longhorn cattle. Today, we explore how Spanish longhorn cattle influenced the early American and environmental histories of California and Hawaii with John Ryan Fischer, author of Cattle Colonialism: An Environmental History of the Conquest of California and Hawaii. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/067 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask th...
067 An Environmental History of Early California & Hawaii
February 02, 2016 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBAside from nice weather, what do California and Hawaii have in common? Spanish longhorn cattle. Today, we explore how Spanish longhorn cattle influenced the early American and environmental histories of California and Hawaii with John Ryan Fischer, author of Cattle Colonialism: An Environmental History of the Conquest of California and Hawaii. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/067 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask th...
066 How Historians Find Their Research Topics (Doing History)
January 26, 2016 06:00 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MBHow did average, poor, and enslaved men and women live their day-to-day lives in the early United States? Today, we explore the answers to that question with Simon P. Newman, a Professor of History at the University of Glasgow and our guide for an investigation into how historians choose their research topics. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “Doing History” episodes will introduce you to historians who will tell you ...
066 Simon Newman, How Historians Find Their Research Topics (Doing History)
January 26, 2016 06:00 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MBHow did average, poor, and enslaved men and women live their day-to-day lives in the early United States? Today, we explore the answers to that question with Simon P. Newman, a Professor of History at the University of Glasgow and our guide for an investigation into how historians choose their research topics. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “Doing History” episodes will introduce you to historians who will tell you ...
Bonus: Why Historians Study History (Doing History)
January 22, 2016 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBHistory is about people, but what do we know about the people behind history’s scenes? Who are the people who tell us what we know about our past? How do they come to know what they know? Today, we begin our year-long “Doing History” series with a special bonus episode about historians and why they do the work that they do. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “Doing History” episodes will introduce you to historians w...
065 Alexander Rose, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Network
January 19, 2016 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBToday, we explore espionage during the American Revolution and the origins and operations of the Culper Spy Ring with Alexander Rose, author of Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring and a historian, writer, and producer for AMC’s television drama TURN. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/065 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's Wo...
065 Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Network
January 19, 2016 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBToday, we explore espionage during the American Revolution and the origins and operations of the Culper Spy Ring with Alexander Rose, author of Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring and a historian, writer, and producer for AMC’s television drama TURN. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/065 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's Wo...
064 Brett Rushforth, Native American Slavery in New France
January 12, 2016 06:00 - 56 minutes - 78.8 MBMost early Americans practiced chattel slavery: the practice of treating slaves as property that people could buy, sell, trade, and use as they would draught animals or real estate. But, did you know that some early Americans practiced a different type of slavery? Today, we investigate the practice of Native American or indigenous slavery, a little-known aspect of early American history, with Brett Rushforth, author of Bonds of Alliance: Indigenous and Atlantic Slaveries in New France. ...
064 Native American Slavery in New France
January 12, 2016 06:00 - 56 minutes - 78.8 MBMost early Americans practiced chattel slavery: the practice of treating slaves as property that people could buy, sell, trade, and use as they would draught animals or real estate. But, did you know that some early Americans practiced a different type of slavery? Today, we investigate the practice of Native American or indigenous slavery, a little-known aspect of early American history, with Brett Rushforth, author of Bonds of Alliance: Indigenous and Atlantic Slaveries in New France. ...
063 Megan Kate Nelson, Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War
January 05, 2016 06:00 - 55 minutes - 77.3 MBThe American Civil War claimed more than 620,000 American lives. Did you know that it also cost American forests, landscapes, cities, and institutions? Today, we explore the different types of ruination wrought by the American Civil War with Megan Kate Nelson, author of Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/063 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Fran...
063 Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War
January 05, 2016 06:00 - 55 minutes - 77.3 MBThe American Civil War claimed more than 620,000 American lives. Did you know that it also cost American forests, landscapes, cities, and institutions? Today, we explore the different types of ruination wrought by the American Civil War with Megan Kate Nelson, author of Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/063 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Fran...
062 Carol Berkin, The Bill of Rights
December 29, 2015 06:00 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBDid you know that when James Madison originally proposed the Bill of Rights, it consisted of 36 amendments and that the House of Representatives did not want to consider or debate Madison’s proposed amendments to the Constitution? Today, we explore the Bill of Rights and its ratification with Carol Berkin, author of The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure America’s Liberties. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/062 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World...
062 The Bill of Rights
December 29, 2015 06:00 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBDid you know that when James Madison originally proposed the Bill of Rights, it consisted of 36 amendments and that the House of Representatives did not want to consider or debate Madison’s proposed amendments to the Constitution? Today, we explore the Bill of Rights and its ratification with Carol Berkin, author of The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure America’s Liberties. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/062 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World...
061 Edward Larson, George Washington in Retirement
December 22, 2015 06:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBIf you had only six years to enjoy retirement what would you do? Would you improve your plantation? Build canals? Or work behind-the-scenes to unite your country by framing a new central government? These were just some of the activities undertaken by George Washington during his brief retirement from public service between 1783 and 1789. Today, we explore the brief retirement of George Washington with Edward Larson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history and author of The Return of G...
061 George Washington in Retirement
December 22, 2015 06:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBIf you had only six years to enjoy retirement what would you do? Would you improve your plantation? Build canals? Or work behind-the-scenes to unite your country by framing a new central government? These were just some of the activities undertaken by George Washington during his brief retirement from public service between 1783 and 1789. Today, we explore the brief retirement of George Washington with Edward Larson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history and author of The Return of G...