Edward G. Lengel has managed what many have believed to be impossible - he has written biographical works on George Washington that plumb new depths...
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Young George Washington – An Interview with Thomas A. Lewis. (Supplementary Episode)
Thomas A. Lewis talks to our Historical Expeditionary about young George Washington and his adventures as a surveyor and throughout the Seven Year's...
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...
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...
Robert Kennedy speech on Martin Luther King’s Assassination
On Martin Luther King’s Birthday we discuss, and hear, Robert F. Kennedy’s riveting speech on the night of King’s assassination...
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...
“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...
What The Hell Is Wrong With The Historians and Writers of Today
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...