History, Natural History & the Arts
In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, we explore the day-to-day experiences of British and German POWs during the War for Independence with Ken Miller, Associate Professor of History at Washington College and author of Dangerous Guests: Enemy Captives and Revolutionary Communities during the War for Independence (Cornell, 2014). You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/048
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After the United States secured its independence from Great Britain, many Americans looked at the world and wondered about their place within it.
What role would early Americans play in shaping the world around them?
In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, we explore early American conceptions of the world with Emily Conroy-Krutz, an Assistant Professor of History at Michigan State University and author of Christian Imperialism: Converting the World in the Early American Republic (Cornell, 2015). You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/047
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In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, we discuss the political and military aspects of the American Revolution with John Ferling, professor emeritus at the University of West Georgia and author of Whirlwind: The American Revolution and the War That Won It (Bloomsbury, 2015). You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/046
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In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World, Spencer McBride, an editor with the Joseph Smith Papers Documentary Editing Project, joins us to explore the life of Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism and the Church of Latter Day Saints. You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/045
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In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Adam Shprintzen, Assistant Professor of History at Marywood University and author of The Vegetarian Crusade: The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921 (University of North Carolina Press, 2013), takes us on a journey through the origins of vegetarianism and the Vegetarian reform movement in the United States. You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/044
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How and when did doctors become respected professionals in American society?
The answer lies in early Americans’ fascination with delirium tremens, or alcoholic insanity, and the Temperance Movement of the early-to-mid 19th century.
In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Matthew Osborn, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and author of Rum Maniacs: Alcoholic Insanity in the Early American Republic (University of Chicago Press, 2014), leads us on an exploration of early American medical history and reform movements. [Read more…] about Alcoholic Insanity in the Early Republic
The United States has entered presidential primary season, which means it won’t be long before a Republican presidential candidate or a reporter mentions the birth of the ‘Grand Old Party’ in 1854 and its association with Abraham Lincoln.
In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, we explore the history of the Republican Party with Heather Cox Richardson, Professor of History at Boston College and author of To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party (Basic Books, 2014). You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/042
Did Canada almost join the American Revolution?
In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, we discuss Canada and how the American Revolution played out there with Bruno Paul Stenson, an historian and musicologist with the Château de Ramezay historic site in Montréal. Château de Ramezay served as the headquarters for the American forces between 1775 and 1776. You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/041
Today we address the President of the United States as “Mr. President.” But did you know that the proper title for the office was almost “His Highness the President?”
In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon, author of For Fear of an Elective King (Cornell University Press, 2014), leads us on an exploration of the presidential title controversy of 1789, the first controversy to wrack the United States Congress. You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/040
The American Revolution was a revolution against Parliament not a king.
In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, we explore the idea of a royalist revolution with Eric Nelson, author ofThe Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding (Harvard University Press, 2014). You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/039