200 Quick Looks at Florida History

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Cracker Times and Pioneer Lives: The Florida Reminiscences of George Gillett Keen and Sarah Pamela Williams

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Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, and Other Florida Wildlife

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Rhoda: A Story Based on the Life and Times of Rhoda Elizabeth Waller Kilcrease Gibbes

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Haunted Florida: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Sunshine State

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Florida Made: The 25 Most Important Figures Who Shaped the State

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A Confederate General from Big Sur, Dreaming of Babylon, and The Hawkline Monster

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Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State

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Florida Crackerlections: 56 Stories of Old Florida

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Northeast Philadelphia: A Brief History

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The Red Hills of Florida, 1528-1865

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They Also Served: Women's Stories from the World War Ii Era

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Death Cruise

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The Confederate

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Hidden History of Fort Collins

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Black History Collection. Illustrated: Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. Up from Slavery. The Gift of Black Folk. The Mis-Education of the Negro. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth

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James Douglas: Father of British Columbia

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Frederick Douglass American Hero: And International Icon of the Nineteenth Century

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Legendary Locals of Fort Lauderdale

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The Search For Old King's Road

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Floyd County

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Breed, Dawn

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Cracker Horses and Cattle: A History of Florida’s Heritage Breeds

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African American Heritage Super Pack #1: Courage and Perseverance

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Florida Governors: Lasting Legacies

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Wilmington

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He Moved A Mountain: The Life of Frank Calder and the Nisga’a Land Claims Accord

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Florida Sweets: Key Lime Pie, Kumquat Cake & Citrus Candy

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Heaven and Hell

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Twisted Tour Guide to Portland and Salem

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Colorado: The Highest State, Second Edition

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A People's History of the United States

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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: An Edgar Award Winner

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Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner

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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

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The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man

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The Great Reset: And the War for the World

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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

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One Thought Scares Me...: We Teach Our Children What We Wish Them to Know; We Don't Teach Our Children What We Don't Wish Them to Know

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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Revised and Complete Edition

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1776

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Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

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Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence

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The Real Lolita: A Lost Girl, an Unthinkable Crime, and a Scandalous Masterpiece

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How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

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Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays

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Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America

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Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

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Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

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Killing the Guys Who Killed the Guy Who Killed Lincoln: A Nutty Story About Edwin Booth and Boston Corbett

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Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

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The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party

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Summary of The Fourth Turning: by William Strauss & Neil Howe - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny - A Comprehensive Summary

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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West

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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

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242 David Young, An Early History of Delaware: Delaware may be the second smallest state in the United States, but it has a BIG, rich history that can tell us much about the history of early America. David Young, the Executive Director of the Delaware Historical Society, joins us to explore the...

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225 Elaine Forman Crane, The Poison Plot: Adultery and Murder in Colonial Newport: In 1738, a cooper named Benedict Arnold petitioned the Rhode Island General Assembly for a divorce from his wife Mary Ward Arnold. Benedict claimed that Mary had taken a lover and together they had attempted to murder him with poison. How did this...

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321 BFW Team Favorite: Whose Fourth of July?: On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech to an anti-slavery society and he famously asked “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” In this episode, we explore Douglass’ thoughtful question within the context of Early America:...

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277 Whose Fourth of July?: On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech to an anti-slavery society and he famously asked “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” In this episode, we explore Douglass’ thoughtful question within the context of Early America:...

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378 Everyday Black Living in Early America: When we study the history of Black Americans, especially in the early American period, we tend to focus on slavery and the slave trades. But focusing solely on slavery can hinder our ability to see that, like all early Americans, Black Americans were...

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357 Eric Jay Dolin, Privateering in the American Revolution: How did the Continental Congress approach creating military forces that could go toe-to-toe with the British military during the American War for Independence? joins us to answer part of that question by looking at the creation of the United...

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117 Annette Gordon-Reed, The Life and Ideas of Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson wrote about liberty and freedom and yet owned over six hundred slaves during his lifetime. He’s a founder who many of us have a hard time understanding. This why we need an expert to lead us through his life, so we can better...

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328 Warren Milteer Jr., Free People of Color in Early America: We know from our explorations of early America that not all Americans were treated equally or enjoyed the freedoms and liberties other Americans enjoyed. , an Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the...

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254 Jeffrey Sklansky, The Money Question in Early America: We read and hear a lot about money. We read and hear about fluctuations in the value of the Dollar, Pound, and Euro, interest rates and who can and can’t get access to credit, and we also read and hear about new virtual currencies like Bitcoin and...

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Episode 272 - You Can't Go Home Again

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374 The American Revolutionary War in the West: The American Revolution and its War for Independence comprised the United States’ founding movement. The War for Independence also served as the fifth major war for European empire in North America. The fourth war for European empire, the Seven...

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Episode 426: Elizabeth Kadetsky, Author of The Memory Eaters: Elizabeth Kadetsky, author of On the Island at the Center of the Center of the World and The Poison That Purifies You, chats with Daniel Ford about her Juniper Award-winning memoir . Daniel also talks about the turbulent days following George Floyd's...

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207. Confession from the Grave: Jack Jones Jr: Today’s case takes us to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where it is May 31, 1991. The area is well-known to sunbathers and tourists alike. It is home to the Swimmers Hall of Fame and several high-end hotels and restaurants. Millions of people set off to...

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Willoughbyland: England's Lost Colony: How a one-time paradise became a place of terror and cruelty, of sugar and slavery.

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OBA CHANDLER AND THE MURDER OF THE ROGER'S FAMILY-Fred Shrum:   On June 4, 1989, the bodies of Jo, Michelle, and Christe Rogers were found floating in the serene waters of Tampa Bay, Florida. They were stripped below the waist, bound, and tied to concrete blocks. They were going on vacation! It was a trip that...

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339 Mary Sarah Bilder, Women and the Constitutional Moment of 1787: Between May 25 and September 17, 1787, delegates from each of the United States’ thirteen states assembled in Philadelphia for an event we now call the Constitutional Convention. What do we know about the moment of the United States Constitution’s...

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49. The Chameleon Killer: St. Lucie County Florida is a community located about 90 miles north of Miami and it is just what you would expect in sunny Florida-hot and humid. The area is a heavy on the wildlife with lots of swampy canals running throughout which empty into the...

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359 Jen Manion, Trans-ing Gender in Early America: “People are complicated” is a truism that holds in the past and the present. Seldom do we find a person where all of their actions and thoughts are black and white. What we see instead is that people are colorful because they aren’t just...

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Richard Bell, "Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped Into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home" (Simon and Schuster, 2019)

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215 Rachel Hope Cleves, A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America: We tend to view gay marriage as a cultural and legal development of the 21st century. But did you know that some early Americans lived openly as same-sex married couples? Rachel Hope Cleves, a Professor of History at the University of Victoria in...

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132 Coll Thrush, Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of the Empire: When we explore the history of early America, we often look at people who lived and the events that took place in North America. But what about the people who lived and worked in European metropoles? What about Native Americans? Today, we explore...

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Larry Loftis: The Watchmaker’s Daughter

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THE FLAT TIRE MURDERS-Michael P. Burns: South Florida in the 1970s was one of the nation's most dangerous locations. Behind the image of sun and surf, young women were the victims of a brutal killer. In the mid-1970s, over a dozen young women were murdered and found in canals. These cases...

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Tastemakers: Zephyr Wright: Zephyr Wright (1915-1988) served as President Lyndon B. Johnson’s personal chef for nearly three decades. While her southern cooking filled stomachs and won hearts, her experiences as a Black woman in the Jim Crow South inspired Johnson’s signing of the Civil Rights Act.

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Episode 92 (Oil, Water): The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Learn more at radiotopia.fm SPOILERS BELOW Notes *Great stuff in the Cleveland Plain Dealer from waaaaaay back to fire #1, if you want...

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Ep 27 – Broadsword, Javelin, Bowie Knife, and a Bucket of Crazy: On this episode, we take the historical timeline closer to the end of 1832. Everybody is focused on getting the printing press up and running in Independence Missouri, and they don't even realize that a viper lurks in the grass. We're introduced to a...

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The Last Witches of England: In 1682 three women, Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles and Susannah Edwards, from the town of Bideford were tried and hanged as witches. They were convicted on flimsy evidence, including an incident where a magpie, supposedly a symbol of the devil, had s...

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Alcohol in American Politics

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203 Joanne Freeman, Alexander Hamilton: Hamilton the Musical hit Broadway in August 2015 and since that time people all around the world have been learning about a man named Alexander Hamilton. Or, at least they’ve been learning about the musical’s character Alexander Hamilton. But who...

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133 Patrick Breen, The Nat Turner Revolt: The institution of African slavery in North America began in late August 1619 and persisted until the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States in December 1865. Over those 246 years, many slaves plotted and conspired...