Revolutionary: George Washington at War

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Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington

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First and Always: A New Portrait of George Washington

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A House Reunited: How America Survived the Civil War

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The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon

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O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

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First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity

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The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783

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April 1865: The Month That Saved America

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George Washington: The Wonder of the Age

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American Heritage History of the Presidents

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Grand Improvisation: America Confronts the British Superpower, 1945-1957

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The Man Who Could Be King: A Novel

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American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America

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African Americans in the Revolutionary War

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A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico

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Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 - April 8, 1865

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Brotherhood of the Revolution: How America's Founders Forged a New Nation

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Lincoln's Gamble: The Tumultuous Six Months That Gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and Changed the Course of the Civil War

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Twelve Days: How the Union Nearly Lost Washington in the First Days of the Civil War

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Close Calls: How Eleven US Presidents Escaped from the Brink of Death

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The Best of American Heritage: The Civil War

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Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777

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The American Way of War: Guided Missiles, Misguided Men, and a Republic in Peril

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The 10 Key Campaigns of the American Revolution

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Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson

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General George Washington: A Military Life

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Watchman at the Gates: A Soldier's Journey from Berlin to Bosnia

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The Presidency of George Washington: Inspiring a Young Nation

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Old Abe: A Novel

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Washington's Circle: The Creation of the President

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Enough

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The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival

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UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There

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The White House Plumbers: The Seven Weeks That Led to Watergate and Doomed Nixon's Presidency

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The Puppeteers: The People Who Control the People Who Control America

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You Have the Right to Remain Innocent

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Capitalist Punishment: How Wall Street Is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn't Vote For

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Romney: A Reckoning

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The Democrat Party Hates America

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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media

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American Marxism

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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

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Fear: Trump in the White House

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To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party

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Leadership

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Unbroken Bonds of Battle: A Modern Warriors Book of Heroism, Patriotism, and Friendship

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Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans

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Peril

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Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy

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Why We're Polarized

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Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber

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Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences

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Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

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Rage

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Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us

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The Anti-Communist Manifesto

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Crimes and Cover-ups in American Politics: 1776-1963

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Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda

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On Account of Race: The Supreme Court, White Supremacy, and the Ravaging of African American Voting Rights

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Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House

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The Story of America's Founding You Weren’t Taught in School: There are few periods of U.S. history that are as vigorously debated, as emotionally and civically charged as the American Revolution. And for good reason: How Americans interpret that period — its heroes, its villains, its legacy — shapes how we understand our social foundations, our national identity, our shared political project. Woody Holton is a historian at the University of South Carolina, a leading scholar of America’s founding and the author of numerous books on the period, including, most recently, “Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution.” Holton’s work presents a fundamental challenge to the version of the American Revolution that most of us were taught in grade school. In his telling, America’s “founding fathers” were far less central to the country’s founding than we imagine. Class conflict was just as important a cause of the Revolution as aspirational ideals, if not more. And the way

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3.94 Fall and Rise of China: Meet the Northern Warlords: Last time we spoke about the May fourth movement of 1919 . The Xinhai Revolution of 1911 sparked the May Fourth Movement marked by nationalism, anti-imperialism, and a quest for modernization. Disillusioned with traditional values and foreign...

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Parks M. Coble, "The Collapse of Nationalist China: How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China's Civil War" (Cambridge UP, 2023): An interview with Parks M. Coble

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Episode 20: John Hancock's Private Army (Mar 12, 2017): When British General Thomas Gage arrived in Boston in 1774, he was met on Long Wharf by the patriot leader John Hancock at the head of an armed militia unit... But not for the reason you think. Since 1772, Hancock had been the Captain of The Governo ...

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Joseph J. Ellis, "The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773-1783" (Liveright, 2021): An interview with Joseph J. Ellis

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Donald F. Johnson, "Occupied America: British Military Rule and the Experience of Revolution" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2020): An interview with Donald F. Johnson

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Christopher Lovins, "King Chŏngjo: An Enlightened Despot in Early Modern Korea" (SUNY Press, 2019): Lovins explains how as king Chŏngjo governed not as a weak ruler but as an absolute monarch...

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James Kirchick: The Hidden History of Gay Washington: Join us for a talk with author James Kirchick and the story that could transform our understanding of American history.

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John D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace" (Yale UP, 2022): An interview with John D. Hosler

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John D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace" (Yale UP, 2022): An interview with John D. Hosler

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Episode 189: Steve Coll: The renowned journalist authored acclaimed books about America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan

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Best Of: A Revelatory Tour of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Forgotten Teachings: It’s hard to think of a more celebrated figure of the 20th century than Martin Luther King Jr. He has a national memorial in Washington, D.C. His birthday is one of just 11 federal holidays. His words and legacy are routinely evoked by politicians of both major parties. I would go as far as to say he should be considered one of America’s founding fathers, which is one reason why I wanted to revisit this episode on Independence Day. But the paradox of King’s legacy is that while many revere him, very few actually read him. Most of us can cite a handful of his most famous quotes, but King’s actual teachings span five books, countless speeches and sermons, and years of detailed correspondence. There’s perhaps no scholar working today who studies Dr. King’s political philosophy as deeply as Brandon Terry. Terry is the John L. Loeb associate professor of social sciences at Harvard, where he specializes in Black p

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TSE 1232: Best Sellers In History Series 2 - "Abraham Lincoln": Best Sellers In History Series 2 - "Abraham Lincoln" This is the second episode from the Best Sellers in History series. This series talks about some of the most successful people and sellers in history. We’ll talk about who they are and what made...

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010 Don N. Hagist, British Soldiers, American War: Voices of the American Revolution: Ben Franklin's World: A Podcast About Early American History

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BONUS: Universal Enemy — Scholar Daryl Li on the Relationship Between Transnational Jihadists and U.S. Empire: In this special bonus episode of Intercepted, we take an in-depth look at one of the most consequential eras of modern history, the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, as the Soviet Union crumbled. The Russian occupation of Afghan...

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INTERVIEW | How George Washington Led Nation to Victory in Revolutionary War, Independence Day Series Pt. 2

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Uncle Tom's Cabin: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 19th century anti-slavery novel, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 19th century anti-slavery novel, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'.

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The Last King of America: Andrew Roberts on King George III: In his long and distinguished career, British historian Andrew Roberts has produced world-class biographies of Winston Churchill, and Napoleon, several histories of World War II and the men who led the countries who fought that war, and other great confl...

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Embargo for America: Andrew W. Cohen on Smuggling and the Rise of a Superpower: <p> From the early isolationist policies of George Washington to Thomas Jefferson’s universal embargo on foreign trade, 19th century America had no plans to become an imperial power. How then does a nation with no navy and a commitment to not...

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How a Marine Became a Critic of U.S. Imperialism (w/ Lyle Jeremy Rubin)

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137 Erica Dunbar: The Washingtons' Runaway Slave, Ona Judge: George Washington was an accomplished man. He served as a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, first President of the United States, and on top of all that he was also a savvy businessman...

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The Rise & Fall of Lenin

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John L. Brooke, "'There Is a North': Fugitive Slaves, Political Crisis, and Cultural Transformation in the Coming of the Civil War" (U Mass Press, 2019): Inspired by brave fugitives who escaped slavery and the cultural craze that was "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," the North rose up to battle slavery, ultimately waging the bloody Civil War.

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James Kirchick!: Award-winning journalist and author James Kirchick joins Zerlina on the show to discuss his new book, Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington, out now!

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Jonathan Sarna - Lincoln and the Bible Ep. 75

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George B. McClellan Junior Would Like a Word: George B. McClellan Junior, son of the Union general and Mayor of New York City for two turn-of-the century terms is not history's usual voice, his takes are different. He saw Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson at their most base and political. He became mayor of the nation's largest city and talked about for its highest office, only to earn the displeasure of his sponsors for acting independently (and probably, prudently). He thinks at least one story about Lincoln was overplayed, he was against the United State's entry into World War I. Let's speak to McClellan Jr [ by reviewing his memoirs! ]. About turn of the century politics, political machines, being New York City major and son of famous Civil War General and Democratic candidate for President. . He also speaks to race relations in Congress in the 1890's, being a Northern Congressman in a Southern-dominated party, what it's like to fight the 'tiger' of Tammany Hall and other

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“This Perilous Hour of Trial, Horror & Distress”: Loyalist Exile and Return in Revolutionary Massachusetts, with Dr. Patrick O'Brien: In this episode, professor Patrick O’Brien of the University of Tampa will be examining the loyalist experience of our Revolutionary War, mostly from the perspectives of women and enslaved African Americans. From our vantage point 250 years later, it ...

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A Revelatory Tour of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Forgotten Teachings: It’s hard to think of a more celebrated figure of the 20th century than Martin Luther King Jr. He has a national memorial in Washington, D.C. His birthday is one of just 11 federal holidays. And his words and legacy are routinely evoked by politicians of both major parties. But the paradox of King’s legacy is that while many revere him, very few actually read him. Most of us can cite a handful of his most famous quotes, but King’s actual teachings span five books, countless speeches and sermons, and years of detailed correspondence. There’s perhaps no scholar working today who studies Dr. King’s political philosophy as deeply as Brandon Terry. Terry is the John L. Loeb associate professor of social sciences at Harvard, where he specializes in Black political thought. He is the co-editor of “To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” the editor of “Fifty Years Since MLK,” and