This week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, we look at the fractious and imperfect, but also quite revealing relationship between two of the most brilliant Founders, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The two men came from radically different backgrounds – Adams was the striver from a middle … [Read more...]
Episode 049 Jefferson and Adams: Founders, Foes, and Friends
Episode 047 How the War of 1812 Ended the American Revolution
This week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, we look at a crucial war in American history that’s often overlooked, the War of 1812. I’ll speak with historian Willard Sterne Randall about his book, Unshackling America: How the War of 1812 Truly Ended the American Revolution. As you’ll hear, he … [Read more...]
Episode 041 Saratoga: The Tipping Point of the American Revolution
This week marks the 240th anniversary of the Battle of Saratoga, so I’ll speak with Dean Snow, author of a new book titled, 1777: Tipping Point at Saratoga. It’ll give you a new appreciation of how this often overlooked battle was in many ways, the decisive moment in the American Revolution. It led … [Read more...]
Episode 028 The Crises of the 1790s and the Making of US National Identity
In this episode, we dive into the tumultuous and critically important years of the 1790s, a time when the very fate of the new republic hung in the balance. First, I’ll do a short set-up segment on the really perilous political scene in the United States in the 1790s. It's a lively period when … [Read more...]
Episode 025 Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
In this episode, we take a close look at another Founding Father - Thomas Jefferson (Episode 23 focused on Alexander Hamilton). And why not? Jefferson was born in the month of April – April 13th to be precise – and he’s Thomas Jefferson, maybe the most multi-talented of the Founders. He was part … [Read more...]
