This is a multiple award-winning podcast about early American history. It’s a show for people who lo
Law and order stood as a sign of civilization for many 17th-century Europeans, which is why some of
Abraham Lincoln grew up as the son of a poor farmer. Yet, he became the 16th President of the United
Aside from nice weather, what do California and Hawaii have in common? Spanish longhorn cattle. Toda
How did average, poor, and enslaved men and women live their day-to-day lives in the early United St
History is about people, but what do we know about the people behind history’s scenes? Who are the p
Today, we explore espionage during the American Revolution and the origins and operations of the Cul
Most early Americans practiced chattel slavery: the practice of treating slaves as property that peo
The American Civil War claimed more than 620,000 American lives. Did you know that it also cost Amer
Did you know that when James Madison originally proposed the Bill of Rights, it consisted of 36 amen
If you had only six years to enjoy retirement what would you do? Would you improve your plantation?
Did Washington really start the French and Indian War? Why should we remember a battle that took pla
Between the 1830s and 1860s, a clandestine communications and transportation network called the “Und
Why do we refer to the men who founded the United States as the “founding fathers?” Why do we choose
Do you know what we have in common with our early American forebears? Taxes. As Benjamin Franklin st
Between 1754 and 1763, North Americans participated in the French and Indian War; a world war Europe
Who was John Jay? Jay played important and prominent roles during the founding of the United States
The United States is a diverse nation of immigrants and their ancestors. With such diversity, and no
Do you believe in the supernatural? In ghosts, zombies, or perhaps witches? Today we celebrate All H
Much like the United States, the colonists of Saint Domingue (present-day Haiti) sought their indepe
Located 600 miles inland from Philadelphia and over 700 miles from Québec City, early Detroit could
