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    Ben Franklin's World

    Ben Franklin's World

    Ben Franklin's World

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    Length:
    407 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    This is a multiple award-winning podcast about early American history. It’s a show for people who love history and 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 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 407 episodes

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    387 California and Slavery

    When we think of California, we might think about sunny weather, Hollywood, beaches, wi...

    62 minutes
    		Jun 25, 2024

    386 Sleeping with the Ancestors

    In this special Juneteenth episode, as we honor the emancipation of enslaved African Am...

    51 minutes
    		Jun 11, 2024

    385 Did George Washington Have Heirs?

    The United States Constitution of 1787 gave many Americans pause about the powers the n...

    64 minutes
    		May 28, 2024

    384 Making Maine: A Journey to Statehood

    Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution establishes guidelines by which...

    65 minutes
    		May 14, 2024

    383 Aquatic Culture in Early America

    If you will recall from Episode 331, the Williamsburg Bray School is the oldest existin...

    56 minutes
    		Apr 30, 2024

    382 Hessians in the American Revolutionary War

    Within the Declaration of Independence, the founders of the United States present twent...

    54 minutes
    		Apr 16, 2024

    381 Texas in the Spanish Empire

    The vast and varied landscapes of Texas loom large in our American imaginations. As doe...

    63 minutes
    		Apr 02, 2024

    380 The Tory's Wife

    The American Revolution was a movement that divided British Americans. Americans did no...

    65 minutes
    		Mar 19, 2024

    379 Women Healers in Early America

    Women make up eight out of every ten healthcare workers in the United States. Yet they ...

    60 minutes
    		Mar 05, 2024

    378 Everyday Black Living in Early America

    When we study the history of Black Americans, especially in the early American period, ...

    49 minutes
    		Feb 20, 2024