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Ben Franklin's World Liz Covart
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4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
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This is a show about early American history. Awarded Best History Podcast by the Academy of Podcasters in 2017, it’s for people who love history and for those 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 Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.
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Freemasonry in Early America
This is an episode you’ve been waiting for!
Mark Tabbert, the Director of Archives and Exhibits at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association and the author of Almanac of American Freemasonry and A Deserving Brother: George Washington and Freemasonry, joins us so we can investigate and better understand Freemasonry and its role in Early America.
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/329
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Complementary Episodes
Episode 026: Robert Middlekauff, George Washington’s Revolution Episode 033: Douglas Bradburn, George Washington & His Library Episode 127: Caroline Winterer, American Enlightenments Episode 130: Paul Revere’s Ride Through History Episode 149: George Goodwin, Benjamin Franklin in London Episode 207: Nick Bunker, Young Benjamin Franklin Episode 317: Jews in Early America
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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.
Warren Milteer Jr., an Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the author of North Carolina’s Free People of Color and Beyond Slavery’s Shadow, joins us to explore the lives and experiences of free people of color, men and women who ranked somewhere in the middle or middle bottom of early American society.
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/328
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Episode 118: Christy Clark Pujara: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island Episode 142: Manisha Sinha, A History of Abolition Episode 176: Daina Ramey Berry, The Value of the Enslaved from Womb to Grave Episode 289: Marcus Nevius, Maroonage and the Great Dismal Swamp Episode 312: Joshua Rothman, The Domestic Slave Trade
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David Schmidt, Benjamin Franklin: A Film by Ken Burns
How do we know what we know about Benjamin Franklin? We know historians, museum curators, and archivists rely on historical documents and objects to find and learn information about the past. But how does a documentary filmmaker present what they know about history through video?
David Schmidt works as a senior producer at Florentine Films where he worked alongside Ken Burns to produce a 2-episode documentary about the life of Benjamin Franklin. The documentary is called Benjamin Franklin and Schmidt joins us for a behind-the-scenes tour of documentary filmmaking and to investigate some of the lesser-known details of Ben Franklin’s life.
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/327
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Episode 022: Vivian Bruce Conger, Deborah Read Franklin & Sally Franklin Bache Episode 149: George Goodwin, Benjamin Franklin in London Episode 169: Thomas Kid, The Religious Life of Benjamin Franklin Episode 175: Daniel Epstein, The Revolution in Ben Franklin’s House Episode 207: Nick Bunker, Young Benjamin Franklin Episode 320: Ben Franklin’s London House
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Maureen Connors Santelli, The Great Revolution in Early America
With Ukrainian sovereignty and democracy under attack, Americans have been wondering: Should our government be doing more than placing economic sanctions on Russia? Should I, as U.S. military veteran, travel to Ukraine and offer to fight in their army? What would official U.S. military involvement mean for the politics of Europe and in our age of nuclear weapons?
While the situation in Ukraine is new and novel, Americans’ desire to assist other nations seeking to create or preserve their democracies and republics is not new.
Maureen Connors Santelli, an Associate Professor of History at Northern Virginia Community College and author of The Greek Fire: American-Ottoman Fervor in the Age of Revolutions, joins us to investigate the Greek Revolution and early Americans’ reactions to it.
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/327
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Episode 017: François Furstenburg, When the United States Spoke French Episode 052: Ronald A. Johnson, Early United States-Haitian Diplomacy Episode 124: James Alexander Dun, Making the Haitian Revolution in Early America Episode 314: Colin Calloway, Native Americans in Early American Cities Episode 323: Michael Witgen, American Expansion and the Political Economy of Plunder Listen!
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Woody Holton, Everyday People of the American Revolution
What do we know about the American Revolution? Why is it important that we see the Revolution as a political event, a war, a time of social and economic reform, and as a time of violence and upheaval?
Woody Holton, a Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and the author of Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution, joins us to explore and discuss answers to these questions so that we can better see and understand the American Revolution as a whole event.
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/325
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Complementary Episodes
Episode 060: David Preston, Braddock’s Defeat Episode 128: Alan Taylor: American Revolutions: A Continental History Episode 144: Rob Parkinson, The Common Cause Episode 150: Woody Holton, Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Speculator Episode 152: Bernard Bailyn, Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Episode 181: Max Edelson, The New Map of the British Empire Episode 294: Mary Beth Norton, 1774: The Long Year of Revolution Episode 296: Serena Zabin, The Boston Massacre
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Andrea Mosterman, New Netherland and Slavery
After Henry Hudson’s 1609-voyage along the river that now bears his name, Dutch traders began to visit and trade at the area they called New Netherland. In 1614, the Dutch established a trading post near present-day Albany, New York. In 1624, the Dutch West India Company built the settlement of New Amsterdam.
How did the colony of New Netherland take shape? In what ways did the Dutch West India Company and private individuals use enslaved labor to develop the colony?
Andrea Mosterman, an Associate Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and author of Spaces of Enslavement: A History of Slavery and Resistance in Dutch New York, joins us to explore what life was like in New Netherland and early New York, especially for the enslaved people who did much of the work to build this Dutch, and later English, colony.
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/324
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Complementary Episodes
Episode 121: Wim Klooster, The Dutch Moment in the 17th-Century Atlantic World Episode 159: The Revolutionary Economy Episode 161: Smuggling and the American Revolution Episode 170: Wendy Warren, Slavery in Early New England Episode 185: Joyce Goodfriend, Early New York City and its Culture Episode 226: Ryan Quintana, Making the State of South Carolina Episode 242: David Young, A History of Early Delaware Episode 256: Christian Koot, Mapping Empire in the Chesapeake
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Customer Reviews
Fascinating!
My brother, Reggie, introduced me to your podcast. He wrote the review below (unsure of the review order) on 4/18/22. It seems as if you and a team put an enormous amount of work into each segment. So, like brother, like sister…
Thank you for a fascinating podcast that interestingly brings us on educational journeys of true American history. Ditto, keep up the great work!
My New Journey
Thanks Liz for producing this podcast. I’m a big fan of history and your podcast is giving me a different perspective on understanding America and our world. I learned about your podcast listening to NPR I believe the Experiment Podcast. Keep up the great work.
Great Show
It’s interesting and informative and explained by scholars who provide accurate information.