Adrienne M. Harrison talks about George Washington and his methods of self-education.
"Young Washington?, American History, General Braddock, George Washington, History Tour, History Vacation, The Presidents, Uncategorized
Category - American History
American History, Colonial America, Cotton Mather, History, pandemic, Philadelphia, podcast, Uncategorized
The 1721 Smallpox Epidemic
The pandemic of 2020 is not the first time that we have faced a mysterious illness and were unsure of how to defeat it. In 1721 a smallpox epidemic...
American History, Benjamin Rush, Colonial America, History, History Tour, History Vacation, Philadelphia, podcast, Uncategorized, yellow fever
The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
In 1793, Dr. Benjamin Rush noticed a similarity in the illnesses that were killing several people. This was the beginning of several months of death...
Abraham Lincoln, American History, civil war, History, History Tour, History Vacation, Robert E. Lee, vacation package
Introduction to the Ultimate Civil War Tour
Check out this description of the Ultimate Civil War Tour! This is a tour that nobody who is interested in American History or the Civil War will...
American History, civil war, Historical Podcast, History, Robert E. Lee, The Civil War
“Three Months in the Southern States” by Arthur J.L. Fremantle
Arthur Fremantle spent three months investigating the true story of the American Civil War, and wrote this account of his observations of the...
Don't miss the exciting conclusion of our 2-part series on the origins of Thanksgiving!
American History, Historical Podcast, History
What The Hell Is Wrong With The Historians and Writers of Today
Abraham Lincoln, American History, Historical Podcast, History, History Vacation, Robert E. Lee
The Civil War, Episode 1: “Where I’m Coming From”
In this, the introduction to our series on the Civil War, David Cross discusses his personal background and how it will relate to his future...
American History, Bob Dylan, Philadelphia, Things to do in Philadelphia
Bob Dylan and American History (Part 2)
