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The Gilded Age and Progressive EraIntroducing New Hosts Boyd and CathleenCathleen Cahill and Boyd Cothran introduce themselves and lay out their plans for the Gilded Age & Progressive Era podcast over the next few months, including an upcoming interview with Leslie Jones, curator of the Newport Preservation Society's new exhibit about Gilded Age architect Richard Morris Hunt. Cathleen and Boyd also offer their gratitude to podcast creator and former host, Michael Cullinane, for trusting them with the podcast. They also thank former podcast intern Michael Connolly from Loyola University in Chicago; H-SHGAPE List Editor and host of another great podcast, Dig History, Elizabeth Masarik; and SHGAPE president ,Stacy Cordery, for their...
2025-06-1107 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era101st Episode: Anniversary and UpdateThis episode marks the show's anniversary and after nearly five years of production, host Michael Patrick Cullinane explains where the show might go from here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-04-1608 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraWhen Coins were KingIn the Gilded Age, the coinage of gold and silver had real implications for the economy. Mike Moran joins the show to discuss his latest book When Coins Were King and how the bonanza in mines had a reaction in the Treasury. Essential Reading:Michael Moran, When Coins Were King (2025). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-04-0246 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraRed Dead HistoryRed Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best-selling video games of all time, but what is the history behind the game? Dr. Tore C. Olsson joins us to talk about the game itself, how video games are teaching American history, and what historians can learn from engaging with popular culture.Essential Reading:Tore Olsson, Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past (2024).Recommended Reading:Patricia Nelson Limerick, The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West (1987).Ari Kelman, A...
2024-08-061h 05
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraAmerican AnarchyWhat is anarchy? In the Gilded Age, the United States felt the convulsions of several radical ideologies, but none as violent and complex as the anarchist movement. Dr. Michael Willrich joins the show to discuss the key personalities and episodes that gave rise to a new approach to criminal justice and immigration law.Essential Reading:Michael Willrich, American Anarchy: The Epic Struggle Between Immigrant Radicals and the US Government at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century (2023).Recommended Reading:Beverly Gage, The Day Wall Street Exploded: A Story...
2024-07-2458 min
Talk About Teddy - Theodore Roosevelt PodcastEpisode 17 - Remembering Theodore Roosevelt with Michael Patrick CullinaneKurt and Larry discuss the book "Remembering Theodore Roosevelt: Reminiscences of his Contemporaries" with author Michael Patrick Cullinane
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2024-07-2338 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraCompliments of Hamilton and SargentThe Gilded Age West was a place to disappear for some. For Ray Hamilton and Jake Sargent - men from distinguished eastern families that sought privacy after scandals turned their lives apart - the West could not shield them from ongoing intrigue. Dr. Maura Jane Farrelly joins the show to talk about her latest book Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent, which detail these men's lives and those around them in Jackson, Wyoming. Essential Reading: Maura Jane Farrelly, Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent (2024).Recommended Reading: Wendy Gonaver, The...
2024-07-1059 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraRoundtable: Birth of a NationOne of the most controversial and innovative motion pictures in American history is D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation about the end of the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Lost Cause mythology. Michael Connolly joins Dr. Robert Bland, Dr. Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders, and Dr. Paul McEwan to discuss the way this film shaped, and continues to shape our conversations about race and politics.Essential Watching:D. W. Griffith, Birth of a Nation (1915).Recommended Reading:Allyson Hobbs, "A Hundred Years Later "Birth of a Nation" Hasn't Gone Away,"...
2024-06-261h 26
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraWhite Man's WorkThe intersections of race and class or work and power has tantalizing effects on our understanding of history. It can reshape our appreciation of socio-cultural norms and the way we define the Gilded Age. Joseph Jewell's latest book White Man's Work: Race and Middle-Class Mobility into the Progressive Era takes the reader through the changing social structures caused by industrialization and Reconstruction, and the attendant anxieties these changes wrought among White communities.Essential Reading:Joseph O. Jewell, White Man's Work: Race and Middle-Class Mobility into the Progressive Era (2024).Recommended Reading:
2024-06-1251 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Loves of Theodore RooseveltThis episode is a feed drop from the Brattleboro Literary Cocktail Hour, a monthly event hosted by the Brattleboro Literary Festival. I am in conversation with Ed O'Keefe, the author of The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women who Created a President. Given Roosevelt's lifetime overlaps the Gilded Age and Progressive Era quite neatly, and the women in his life have gotten short shrift, I thought this would be of interest to podcast listeners. Please also check out the podcast sponsor SHGAPE (Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era) Hosted on...
2024-05-291h 01
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraPreserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral HomeSHOW SPONSOR SHGAPE & The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: I have never thought of funeral directors as the preservationists of Gilded Age architecture, but they are. Thanks to Dr. Dean Lampros's cross-disciplinary research on the cultural history of these residential funeral parlours we see the remnants of the Gilded Age in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Dean joins me to discuss his new book, and the amazing research he has compiled.Essential Reading:Dean Lampros, Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America (2024).
2024-05-151h 09
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraMining the Irish WestThe Irish are best known for migrating to American cities along the east coast, notably Boston and New York. Dr. Alan Noonan joins the show to explain how the Irish also moved to the American West, and settled among mining communities in places like Butte and Virginia City. Noonan's narrative is rich with stories about race, class, religion, and imagined communities, making his book a must read for scholars of industrialization and migration.Essential Reading:Alan J. M. Noonan, Mining Irish-American Lives: Western Communities from 1849 to 1920 (2022).Recommended Reading:
2024-05-011h 00
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraChasing BeautyThere are a few people that embody a period. Isabella Stewart Gardner knew many of the the movers and shakers of the Gilded Age and lived from 1840-1924. Her story, and her compulsion to buy the art of the age, makes her a great lens through which to understand the Gilded Age. Dr. Natalie Dykstra joins the show to discuss her latest biography of Bella.Essential Reading:Natalie Dykstra, Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner (2024). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-1747 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraMissionary DiplomacyThousands of Christian missionaries left the United States in search of souls to save. They often found trouble. And almost always became non-governmental diplomats, whether as translators or unofficial representatives. Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz joins the show to explain how they influenced international relations in unexpected ways.Essential Reading: Emily Conroy-Krutz, Missionary Diplomacy: Religion and Nineteenth-Century American Foreign Relations (2024). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-0352 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Money KingsJacob Schiff, Joseph Seligman, Marcus Goldman, and the Lehman Brothers have one thing in common. All were Jewish immigrants who made a fortune as financiers in the United States. Best-selling author and journalist Daniel Schulman tells their story and explains how left an indelible mark on American society. Essential Reading:Daniel Schulman, The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America (2023).Recommended Reading:Susie Pak, Gentlemen Bankers: The World of J. P. Morgan (2013).Roger Lowenstein...
2024-03-201h 02
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraSpecial Episode: 2 Complicated 4 HistoryIn this special episode, The Gilded Age and Progressive Era is taken over by popular podcast 2 Complicated 4 History and hosts Dr Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac Loftus. 2 Complicated 4 History is a show that examines the "deleted scenes" of history. In each episode, a different guest bringing a fresh perspective to the history you thought you knew. This episode leads with the question: Is it the government's job to legislate the social behavior of its citizens? In the Progressive Era, many elites believed that it was, and they created institutions to "fix" non compliance. Lynn and Isaac a...
2024-03-131h 03
The Road to NowThe Election of 1912 w/ Michael Patrick Cullinane (Third Party Series #3)The Presidential election of 1912 was an unusual moment in American history. It featured an embattled incumbent President facing criticism from his former allies. It offered voters a choice between the sitting President and his predecessor. And when it was all done, the two men who had previously won the Presidency found themselves bested by a college professor with just a few years of experience in politics. So why did the predecessor, Teddy Roosevelt, become so critical of the incumbent, William Howard Taft, that he decided to break away from the Republican party to run against h...
2024-03-0452 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraPax EconomicaEconomics might study trade, commerce, and financial markets, but the discipline explores human interaction as much as any other subject. The idea of free trade, especially the idea espoused by Richard Cobden, intersected with the millennial pursuit of peace like two halves of the same walnut. Marc William Palen joins the show to explain the legacy of Cobden and others in the global story of free trade and pacifism. Essential Reading:Marc William Palen, Pax Economica: Left Wing Visions of a Free Trade World (2024).Recommended Reading:Johanna...
2024-02-281h 01
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraWorld War I and Modern IntelligenceWhen did modern intelligence gathering begin? The Gilded Age, of course. Dr. Mark Stout joins the show to discuss his book World War I and the Foundations of American Intelligence. The advent of new technologies and the necessities of modern war show how a major transition occurred between the Civil War and World War II.Essential Reading:Mark Stout, World War I and the Foundations of American Intelligence (2024).Further Reading: T. R. Brereton, Educating the U.S. Army: Arthur L. Wagner and Reform, 1875-1905 (2000)....
2024-02-1451 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraDressed for FreedomThe white dresses of suffragists stand out as one example of women's fashion that made a statement. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox joins the show to discuss her book Dressed for Freedom: American Feminism and the Politics of Women’s Fashion and the many ways that style brought the substance of women's activism into the public discourse.Essential Reading:Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, Dressed for Freedom: American Feminism and the Politics of Women’s Fashion (2021).Recommended Reading:Elizabeth Block, Dressing Up: The Women Who Influenced French Fashion (2021).Nan Enstad, Ladi...
2024-01-311h 07
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Octopus and the OrangeThe rise of the Southern Pacific Railroad in California owes a great deal to the citrus industry and vice versa. Ben Jenkins joins the show to discuss how these two industries came to define the state during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.Essential Reading:Benjamin Jenkins, The Octopus's Garden: How Railroads and Citrus Transformed Southern California (2023).Recommended Reading:Genevieve Carpio, Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race (2019).Jared Farmer, Trees in Paradise: The Botanical Conquest of California (2017). ...
2024-01-1752 min
This American PresidentTheodore Roosevelt: America's First Modern President, with Michael Patrick CullinaneTheodore Roosevelt is often described as America's first modern president, setting a standard by which future presidents would be judged. In this episode, we interview historian Michael Patrick Cullinane about how Roosevelt transformed both the nation and its highest office. REMEMBERING THEODORE ROOSEVELT: REMINISCENCES OF HIS CONTEMPORARIEShttps://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Theodore-Roosevelt-Reminiscences-Contemporaries/dp/3030692957JOIN PREMIUMListen ad-free for only $5/month at www.bit.ly/TAPpremiumFOLLOW USwww.linktr.ee/thisamericanpresidentCREDITSHost: Richard LimProducer: Michael NealArtist: Nip Rogers, www.NipRogers.comSee omnystudio.com...
2024-01-1650 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraFeeble TimesHow much can a president do to shepherd the economy? The question has bedevilled the inhabitants of the White House since the office came into being, and it has material relevance for elections, democracy, social policy, and international relations. Mark Zachary Taylor joins the show to explain his findings on this topic, and to discuss his latest book Presidential Leadership in Feeble Times. Essential Reading:Mark Zachary Taylor, Presidential Leadership in Feeble Times: Explaining Executive Power in the Gilded Age (2023).Recommended Reading:Edward O. Frantz (ed.), A...
2024-01-031h 01
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraSpecial Episode: The Gilded Age CookbookAre you stuck for that showstopper holiday roast or side dish? Becky Diamond's latest book, The Gilded Age Cookbook is there to help. Go back in time to see how families ate during the holidays. And please try the "devilled spaghetti." The recipe is listed here!Essential Reading:Becky Diamond, The Gilded Age Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from America's Golden Era (2023).Recommended Recipe (Full Recipe in Book):Butter six ramekins or Texas-size muffin pans and set aside.Cook the spaghetti until al dente, about 10...
2023-12-2137 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Cost of Free LandHow does a family of Jewish homesteaders interact with the indigenous people of the Great Plains? Journalist Rebecca Clarren explains how her family immigrated from Russia to South Dakota, lured by the promise of free land and how generations later she writes how it came at the expense of the Lakota. This book might grapple with the past, but it is not hard to find the contemporary relevance. Essential Reading:Rebecca Clarren, The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance (2023).Recommended Reading:Isabel Wilkerson...
2023-12-061h 02
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Summer of 1876There are some years, and some seasons within a given year, that bear witness to immense change. Chris Wimmer, a podcaster and public historian, tells the story of the Summer of 1876, one such year and one such season.Essential Reading:Chris Wimmer, The Summer of 1876 (2023).Recommended Reading:Bill Bryson, One Summer: America, 1927 (2013).T. J. Stiles, Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America (2017). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-2245 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era1898: Visions and RevisionsOne of the most consequential wars in global history happened in 1898, and despite the 125th anniversary of that war, there has been little attention paid to this conflict. One exception is the National Portrait Gallery's exhibition 1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions. The museum's curator Taína Caragol and historian Kate Clarke Lemay who created the exhibition join the show to explain why it was so important to showcase the events of that fateful year.Essential Reading:Taína Caragol and Kate Clarke Lemay, 1898: Visual Culture and U.S. Imperialism in the Caribbean an...
2023-11-081h 00
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraCuster's TrialsPulitzer Prize-winning historian T. J. Stiles joins the show to talk about George Armstrong Custer, and the art of biography writing. As one of the leading authors of the Gilded Age we also take on the question of periodization, uncomfortable history, and unlikeable historical figures.Essential Reading:T.J. Stiles, Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America (2016).Recommended Reading:Robert Utley, Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891 (1974).Patricia Nelson Limerick, The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken...
2023-10-251h 08
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraHangin' Charlie FlinnBetter known to Californians as Mortimer, this week's episode takes us to the Wild West and the Pacific coast's most wanted outlaw Charlie Flinn. Matthew Bernstein joins the show to discuss his latest book Hanging Charlie Flinn, a page-turning tale of theft, murder, and jailbreaks. Essential Reading:Matthew Bernstein, Hanging Charley Flinn: The Short and Violent Life of the Boldest Criminal in Frontier California (2023). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-111h 02
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe American Renaissance in ArchitectureThe architecture of the Gilded Age differed from that which came before and after. Phillip James Dodd joins me to discuss the various ways Beaux Arts design transformed the era, and the people responsible for the architectural renaissance that drew upon Greek and Roman style for the new American republic.Essential Reading:Phillip James Dodd, An American Renaissance: Beaux-arts Architecture in New York City (2021).Recommended Reading:Wayne Craven, Gilded Mansions: Grand Architecture and High Society (2009).Zachery J. Violette, The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders...
2023-09-2751 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Modern Research UniversityDaniel Coit Gilman is one of the Gilded Age's most important university presidents, and finally we have a book about his influence at Berkeley and Johns Hopkins universities and the Carnegie Institute. His biographer is a university president, too. Michael T. Benson, president of Carolina Coastal University joins the show to talk about Gilman and the start of modern universities in America.Essential Reading:Michael T. Benson, Daniel Coit Gilman and the Modern University (2023).Recommended Reading:John Thelin, A History of American Higher Education (2019, third edition).
2023-09-1350 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Waves of EmpireAs the labor movement pushed for greater recognition, pay, and conditions in the workplace (on land), the sailors of America had a tougher fight. The nature of maritime commerce made sailors foreign in a domestic sense, as the Supreme Court would rule. Geography complicated their place in constitutional law, and made them at once victims and agents of the American empire. Will Riddell joins me to discuss these labor issues and his new book On the Waves of Empire.Essential Reading:William D. Riddell, On the Waves of Empire: U.S. Imperialism and...
2023-08-301h 04
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraWhat I Learned in NewportThe 2023 Spring seminar series at the Breakers, hosted by the Preservation Society of Newport County focused on the transformation of the United States in the Gilded Age. Listen to CEO of the Society Trudy Coxe and Director of Curation and Programming Leslie Jones talk about the series. Here also are the links to the various lectures:Michael Patrick Cullinane "The Gilded Age: Past and Present"Matthew Bird "The Gilded Years: The First Information Age"Will B. Mackintosh "The Many Playgrounds of the Industrial Age"T.J. Stiles "Age of the Machine: The Fight to Reinvent...
2023-08-1653 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Rough Rider and the ProfessorThe lives and friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge spanned the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Few other politicians had such a monumental impact on the time, and Dr. Laurence Jurdem joins the show to explain of their friendship came to define the period.Essential Reading:Laurence Jurdem, The Rough Rider and the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship that Changed American History (2023).Recommended Reading:John A. Garraty, Henry Cabot Lodge: A Biography (1965).William Harbaugh, Power and Responsibility: The...
2023-08-021h 00
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraRace and American SocialismThe rise of socialism in the United States parallels the sprawl of industrial capitalism. The intellectual debates about how Marxism would play out in America became ever more complex when the Socialist Labor Party considered the idea race. Dr. Lorenzo Costaguta joins the show to explain how scientific racism - in its various forms - divided socialist activists and eventually contributed to the decline of the Socialist Labor Party of America.Essential Reading:Lorenzo Costaguta, Workers of All Colors Unite: Race and the Origins of American Socialism (2023).Recommended Reading:
2023-07-1957 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Allure of EmpireHow did Japan's rise to world power change the dynamics of geopolitics, and the way imperial powers viewed non-White people? Chris Suh joins the podcast to discuss his debut book on the effects of Japanese imperialism and the transformation of the Pacific world.Essential Reading:Chris Suh, The Allure of Empire: American Encounters with Asians in the Age of Transpacific Expansion and Exclusion (2023).Recommended Reading:David C. Atkinson, The Burden of White Supremacy: Containing Asian Migration in the British Empire and the United States (2016)....
2023-07-051h 06
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Wrath to ComeWhere does the Old South end and the New South begin? The transition comes with Scarlet O'Hara and Margaret Mitchell's blockbuster romance Gone with the Wind. Here the ideas of the Lost Cause mythology take root, and the promise and peril of industrial capitalism take shape. Professor Sarah Churchwell joins the podcast to discuss her new book and how we all should be re-reading Mitchell's novel with today's context in mind.Essential Reading:Sarah Chruchwell, The Wrath to Come (2023).Sarah Churchwell, Behold America: A History of America First and the...
2023-06-2155 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraMaking Catholic AmericaFrom the anti-Catholicism of the Know Nothings to the present-day Catholic nationalism in American politics, the Church and its leaders have left an indelible mark on society. Dr. William Cossen joins the show to explain how the idea of Catholic nationalism came to be in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.Essential Reading:William S. Cossen, Making Catholic America: Religious Nationalism in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (2023).Recommended Reading:Maura Jane Farrelly, Papist Patriots: The Making of an American Catholic Identity (2012).Jenny Franchot...
2023-06-0753 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraCitizens of the WorldThe peace movement, global citizenship, and global government are wrapped up in this week's episode. Dr. Megan Threlkeld joins to discuss her book Citizens of the World, which takes on these subjects and the role that nine women played in shaping the idea of global citizenship. Given the rise of internationalism in this period, Dr. Threlkeld's book is vital to how we interpret international relations in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.Essential Reading:Megan Threlkeld, Citizens of the World: U.S. Women and Global Government (2022).Recommended Reading:
2023-05-2451 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Pinchot FamilySome families are synonymous with the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: the Vanderbilts, the LaFollettes, the Roosevelts, and the Astors to name a few. Dr. David Patterson joins the show to remind us of another dynasty: the Pinchots, a reform-minded, Presbyterian family that held sway in Washington and Pennsylvania from the Civil War to the Kennedy administration. Essential Reading:David Patterson, The Pinchots: A Family Saga (2023).Recommended Reading:Nina Burleigh, A Very Private Woman: The Life and Unsolved Murder of Presidential Mistress Mary Meyer (1998)....
2023-05-1048 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraSpecial Episode: Historical FictionJoy Callaway writes novels - novels infused with historical research. Her latest is a Gilded Age romance story set in Westchester Co., New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-0338 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraA Lynching at Port JervisThroughout the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, lynching took place across the country, even if we think of it as a phenomenon exclusive to southern states. Acclaimed historian and author of civil rights Philip Dray tells a different story, of a lynching in New York that rocked the small town of Port Jervis. The murder of Robert Lewis by a mob has great significance for how we remember the past and consider the present day. Essential Reading:Philip Dray, A Lynching at Port Jervis: Race and Reckoning in the Gilded Age (2022).
2023-04-2652 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Star Route ScandalThe Gilded Age had its fare share of political scandals, and the Star Route scandal ranks as one of its most important. It exposed the spoils system at a time when public debate about good government filled the headlines. Why has this scandal remained so obscure when compared to others like Credit Mobilier or the Whiskey Ring. Professor Shawn Peters joins the show to discuss his latest book When Bad Men Combine, the story of the star route scandal.Essential Reading:Shawn Francis Peters, When Bad Men Combine: The Star Route Scandal and...
2023-04-1244 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraIn the ArchivesIn this episode, Dr. Michelle Krowl joins me to talk about the archives, and specifically one the biggest archives in the world, the Library of Congress. Michelle works there as the historical specialist on the Civil War and Reconstruction. She is also a specialist for the presidential papers from James K. Polk to William Howard Taft, and thereby an expert on the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-2959 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraChild Labor and the LawChild labor regulation seems emblematic of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, and yet federal legislation to protect children only became settled law many decades later. Professor John Fliter joins the show to discuss the history of child labor laws and how it has shaped the contemporary political debates. Essential Reading:John A. Fliter, Child Labor in America: The Epic Legal Struggle to Protect Children (2018).Recommended Reading:Betsy Wood, Upon the Altar of Work: Child Labor and the Rise of a New American Sectionalism (2020)....
2023-03-1546 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraHenry George: Land and LibertyIf any figure of the Gilded Age has major relevance on the lives of the working class today - especially those that cannot or struggle to buy a home - it is Henry George. The best-selling author and single tax advocate offered Americans and the world a big idea that could change the way governments tax its people.Essential Reading:Christopher William England, Land and Liberty: Henry George and the Crafting of Modern Liberalism (2023).Recommended Reading:Henry George, Progress and Poverty (1879).Edward T. O'Donnell...
2023-03-0152 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Silver WomenHistorians often look for excluded voices, and that task is difficult because archives keep scarcer records of ordinary people leading seemingly ordinary lives. When a scholar finds records that can tell a new story it is exciting. Professor Joan Flores Villalobos accomplishes this task in the story of The Silver Women. She joins me to talk about migrant women who transformed the Panama Canal project. Essential Reading:Joan Flores Villalobos, The Silver Women: How Black Women's Labor Made the Panama Canal (2023).Recommended Reading:Velma Newton, The Silver...
2023-02-1548 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraSpecial Episode: Disrupting TimeThis special episode is a reading by author Aaron Stark from his new book Disrupting Time, an account of the Waltham Watch Company and the international espionage that led to its demise.https://www.aaronstarkbooks.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-0824 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Chinese Exclusion ActThe Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first federal legislation to prohibit an entire nation of people from coming to the United States. It instigated a century or more or immigration regulations and codified "illegal" immigration. Dr. Ben Railton joins the show to explore the act. Ten years ago, Ben wrote about how the legislation still reverberates throughout the twentieth century, and in this episode we bring that history to bear on current events.Essential Reading:Benjamin Railton, The Chinese Exclusion Act: What It Can Teach Us about America (2013).Recommended...
2023-02-0150 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Politics of TrashProfessors Patricia Strach and Kathleen Sullivan are better known in political science circles as "The Garbage Girls." They have been researching the history and politics of trash collection for nearly a decade, which culminates in a most important book called The Politics of Trash. They join me to talk about why your waste matters.Essential Reading:Patricia Strach and Kathleen S. Sullivan, The Politics of Trash: How Governments Used Corruption to Clean Cities, 1890–1929 (2022)Recommended Reading:Joel A. Tarr, Search for the Ultimate Sink: Urban Pollution in Historical Perspective (1996).
2023-01-1846 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraEdith Wharton: In MoroccoEdith Wharton ranks as one of the Gilded Age's most prolific and popular writers. In this episode, Professor Stacy Holden tells us about her research on Wharton's lesser known travelogue In Morocco, a revealing account of the author's travels to the French and Spanish colony. It tells us a great deal about American and European imperialism, and the Orientalism that pervaded her thinking.Essential Reading:Edith Wharton, In Morocco (1920).Hermione Lee, Edith Wharton (2007).Recommended Reading: Julie Olin-Ammentorp, Edith Wharton’s Writings from the Gre...
2023-01-0456 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraSpecial Episode: Five Little PeppersLast year, we had Professor Thomas Ruys Smith with us to talk about his book Christmas Past. Keeping in the festive spirit, Tom has returned, and with co-conspirator Professor Hilary Emmett to do a special holiday reading of a Gilded Age classic Five Little Peppers. This was one of the biggest stories of its day and it launched Margaret Sidney's career into the stratosphere of best known authors. In this episode Hilary reads a chapter from the republished story.Margaret Sidney, Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (UEA Publishing Project, 2022). Hosted on Acast...
2022-12-2131 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Most Dangerous Woman in America: Mother JonesThe newspapers called Mother Jones the most dangerous woman in America because her presence at a labor rally would stiffen the resolve of workers. As Professor Simon Cordery relates, she raised "Cain and Consciousness." Prof. Cordery joins me to talk about Jones and her influence on the labor movement in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.Essential Reading:Simon Cordery, Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness (2010).Recommended Reading:Philip S. Foner, ed., Mother Jones Speaks: Collected Speeches and Writings (1983).Edward M. Steel, ed., The...
2022-12-1454 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraUnion Busting in the Gilded AgeProfessor Chad Pearson joins me to talk about his latest book Capital's Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century. The book explores the way in which employer organizations helped stope industrial action and bust union activism. The tactics "employed" will shock you, even if you know a great deal about the period. Pearson also makes a strong case for thinking about these groups in a broader manner than past scholars have, including the KKK in the typically class-centric story.Essential Reading:Chad Pearson, Capital's Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in...
2022-11-3053 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraTexas: The Birthplace of PopulismEverything is bigger in Texas, including political movements. I have yet to speak with scholars of populism, and this show rectifies that with two outstanding authors of the latest Texas populism histories (professors Gregg Cantrell and Thomas Alter) and a guest host, my colleague at Dickinson State University Dr. Jeff Wells.Essential Reading:Gregg Cantrell, The People’s Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism (2020)Thomas Alter II, Toward a Cooperative Commonwealth: The Transplanted Roots of Farmer-Labor Radicalism in Texas (2022).Recommended Reading:Do...
2022-11-161h 02
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraFood in the Gilded AgeI've been looking forward to talking about food for a while. Dr. Helen Zoe Veit joins me to answer all my questions about decadent recipes, food security, poverty, picky children, and the connections between Gilded Age foodstuff and our diet today. Dr. Veit is professor at Michigan State University and the director of the "What America Ate" project.Essential Reading:Helen Zoe Veit, Modern Food, Moral Food: Self-Control, Science, and the Rise of Modern American Eating in the Early Twentieth Century (2013).Recommended Reading:Benjamin R. Cohen, Pure...
2022-11-0256 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraWho Killed Jane StanfordSomeone poisoned Jane Stanford, the co-founder of Stanford University. Who done it, is up for debate. This murder story includes a cover up and a winding tale of Gilded Age policing, patronage, gender norms, immigration, and higher education. Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard White joins me to explain how he researched the case and what, if any, conclusions can be made about the chief suspects. Essential Reading:Richard White, Who Killed Jane Stanford: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits, and the Birth of a University (2022). Hosted on Acast. See...
2022-10-1957 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Mythic China Market and Foreign BanksForeign banks saw great opportunity in China. Financing trade and commercial activities such as railroad construction was lucrative. Like all investments there is risk and foreign banks faced substantial risks in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Wars and revolutions threatened growth, and banking in many ways sparked wars and revolutions. Ghassan Moazzin's book Foreign Banks and Global Finance in Modern China: Banking on the Chinese Frontier, 1870–1919 explores these turbulent years of foreign investment. Essential Reading:Ghassan Moazzin, Foreign Banks and Global Finance in Modern China: Banking on the Chinese Frontier, 1870–1919 (2022).Reco...
2022-10-0550 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraMan of Steel: Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland has an interesting place in American political history. He won more presidential election popular votes than anyone other than FDR, and he is the only president to serve non-consecutive terms. Is there any more to say about him? Troy Senik, a former speech writer, makes a strong case to remember Cleveland today. Essential Reading:Troy Senik, A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland (2022). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-09-201h 14
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraAnniversary EpisodeThe Gilded Age and Progressive Era Podcast is 1 year old. I use this opportunity to reflect on the year, the top downloaded shows, the new friends made, and some behind-the-scenes insights. I also want to thank everyone who has joined me on this journey - the guests, the listeners, and the publishers. Many, many thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-09-0720 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraJay Gould: An American RascalOf all the tycoons of the Gilded Age, Jay Gould stands out as a speculator and industrialist that would do anything to make money. Greg Steinmetz, a journalist and Wall Street analyst joins me to discuss the life of this legendary "rascal." Regardless of how you might interpret Gould's place in American history, he cannot be ignored.Essential Reading:Greg Steinmetz, American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune (2022).Recommended Reading:T. J. Stiles, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (2009).Edward...
2022-08-2445 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraVivekananda: Guru to the WorldDo you know Vivekananda? He was the leading Hindu spiritualist of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, and a major influence on modern mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. You should know him, and thanks to Professor Ruth Harris we have a new biography that provides an intersectional approach to his life. Essential Reading: Ruth Harris, Guru to the World: The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda (2022). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-1054 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraAmerican CrusadeReligion and war has a paradoxical relationship. Dr. Benjamin Wetzel joins me to discuss the history of religion and war in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, from mainline Protestant ministers calling souls to join the Union Army, to Catholic priests resisting the war against Spain in 1898. Essential Reading:Benjamin Wetzel, American Crusade: Christianity, Warfare, and National Identity (2022).Recommended Reading:Andrew Preston, Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy (2012).Matthew McCullough, The Cross of War: Christian Nationalism and U.S. E...
2022-07-2749 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraDiamonds and Deadlines: The Life of Miriam LeslieWhy have we not heard about Miriam Leslie? She was one of the richest New York women, and a media tycoon. She was also a seductress who broke the era's gender norms and charlatan that concocted her origin story. Her life is riveting and no better author to bring this biography to life than Betsy Prioleau. Essential Reading:Betsy Prioleau, Diamonds and Deadlines: The Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age (2022). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-07-1351 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe New Atlantic OrderNo one can dispute the importance of the Great War, but where the conflict began, and the ideas that set it apart from other wars is the starting point of this episode. Patrick Cohrs discusses his latest tome The New Atlantic Order and explains how the long origin of World War I began in the 1860s and has reverberated to this very day. Essential Reading:Patrick O. Cohrs, The New Atlantic Order (2022). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-06-291h 25
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraDo Pandemics End?: A RoundtableThe Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era published a roundtable called "What Came Next?: Reflections on the Aftermath(s) of the 1918-19 Flu Pandemic in the Age of COVID." Three of the participants join me to discuss how pandemics end, if they end, what lessons they teach (if any), and how they contribute to the history of a given era. The answers might surprise you!Essential Reading:Christopher McKnight Nichols, E. Thomas Ewing, K. Healan Gaston, Maddalena Marinari, Alan Lessoff, and David Huyssen, "What Came Next?: Reflections on the Aftermath(s) of...
2022-06-151h 25
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraBlack Indians and FreedmenThe African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) is one of the most important African American Churches in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, and Christina Dickerson-Cousin shares how the AME worked in Indian Territory. The story is one of shared issues and common interests that helps add nuance to our understanding of the period.Essential Reading:Christina Dickerson-Cousin, Black Indians & Freedmen: The African Methodist Episcopal Church and Indigenous Americans, 1816-1916 (2021). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-06-0145 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe American MirrorThe United States and Brazil share the distinction of being the last places in the Americas to emancipate slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) and Fourteenth Amendment (1865) accomplished this in the U.S. and the Golden Law in Brazil did the same in 1888, although emancipation occurred gradually there over three decades. Roberto Saba calls the experience "the American Mirror" and argues that it can tell us a great deal about the hemisphere, the industrialization of American economies, and the growth of a new order.Essential Reading:Roberto Saba, American Mirror: The United States and Brazil...
2022-05-1141 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraSaving YellowstoneMegan Kate Nelson takes us on a journey to Yellowstone, the first national park and a site of iconic western beauty. From the scientific surveys that explored the park's geysers, to the railroad expansion through Native American territory, Dr. Nelson's book paints a vivid portrait of the place. Join us for a conversation about the American environment, economic panics, landscape photography, and how to write narrative history. Essential Reading:Megan Kate Nelson, Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America (2022).Recommended Reading:Ferdinand V. Hayden, “The Wonders of...
2022-04-2753 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Art of Amalia KüssnerWhen you think of the artists of the Gilded Age, you might recall John Singer Sargent or James Abbott McNeill Whistler. But have you heard of Amalia Küssner? She painted royalty and robber barons, and became one of the era's most sought after artists. This week is an extra special treat as Kathleen Langone takes over the show. Kathleen is host of the People Hidden In History podcast, and Amalia Küssner features as one of those people she hopes to remind the world about. You can listen to an extended version of this episode on Kathleen's show....
2022-04-1323 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Approaching StormTheodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Jane Addams take center state in Neil Lanctot's latest book The Approaching Storm, an intimate look at America's decision to enter World War I. Lanctot's character-driven narrative takes the reader on transatlantic peace missions and a deep introspective about American values.Essential Reading:Neil Lanctot, The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams and Their Clash over America's Future (2021).Neil Lanctot, "Biden, like Woodrow Wilson in WWI, treads a fine line in refusing to send troops to Ukraine," Chicago Tribune, 14 March 2022.Recommended Reading:...
2022-03-3043 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraCatastrophic DipomacyDisaster relief became an instrument of U.S. foreign policy in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. The "progressive presidents" particularly utilized aid for American interests, sparking a trend. Prof. Julia Irwin joins me to discuss her upcoming book on this very topic.Essential Reading:Julia Irwin, Making the World Safe: The American Red Cross and a Nation's Humanitarian Awakening (2013).Julia Irwin, "Our Climatic Moment: Hazarding a History of the United States and the World," Diplomatic History 45, no. 3 (June 2021): 421-44.Recommended Reading:Cynthia Kierner, Inventing Disaster...
2022-03-1646 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraOceans of Grain: Wheat, Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S.I spoke with Prof. Nelson the very day Russia invaded Ukraine and we talk about the history of the black paths that fed the world with bushels of grain, but also became the most fought over space in Eastern Europe. Scott's new book Oceans of Grain (Basic Books) is out this week and it couldn't have come at a better time to help us understand our world today.Essential Reading:Scott Reynolds Nelson, Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World (2022).Recommended Reading:Neal Ascherson, The Black Sea (1996).
2022-03-0252 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraDesigns on EmpireEuropean imperialism had an influence on American policy makers, changing the way they thought about overseas colonization and building a new world order. Prof. Andrew Priest joins the show to discuss his latest book Designs on Empire: America's Rise to Power in the Age of European Imperialism. Essential Reading:Andrew Priest, Designs on Empire: America's Rise to Power in the Age of European Imperialism (2021).Recommended Reading:Mary Ann Heiss, “The Evolution of the Imperial Idea and U.S. National Identity,” Diplomatic History 26 (October 2002): 511-540.A.G. Hopk...
2022-02-2353 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraSpecial Episode: Laird on the LamProfessor Clive Webb tells the story of Lord Gordon Gordon, a impostor and fraud that stole millions from railroad tycoon Jay Gould. The theft also sparked a diplomatic row between the United States and Canada that nearly led to war.This story first appeared in Canada's History and the publishers have kindly allowed us to reproduce the story with Clive as the narrator. Please visit their website: https://www.canadahistory.ca/ or you can find the original article here: https://canadas-history.myshopify.com/collections/canadas-history-back-issues/products/december-2021-january-2022Many thanks to Fesliyan Studios...
2022-02-1629 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraEarly Career Scholars ShowcaseThis week we hear from early career scholars about cutting-edge research and research. Aroop Mukharji will talk with me about the War of 1898 and presidential decision-making; Chelsea Gibson will share teaching innovations and her work on Russian-American activism; and Alex Bryne discusses the birth of aviation and its effect on Pan-Americanism. Please take some time to read their publications!Essential Reading:Aroop Mukharji, "What One Word Teaches Us about the Uncertainty of American Empire," War on the Rocks (February 12, 2021).Chelsea C. Gibson, "The John Browns of St. Petersburg: Former Abolitionists...
2022-02-091h 06
History Author ShowMichael Patrick Cullinane – Remembering Theodore Roosevelt: Reminiscences of his Contemporaries February 7, 2022 - Theodore Roosevelt's life is the stuff of myths and legends, a persona he carefully cultivated over his decades charging through public life. But what did those who shared his private moments think of the Rough Rider? We'll get freshly uncovered insights from those who knew him best, meeting the 26th president through the eyes of friends, families and confidants, through 14 lost oral histories from the 1950s.Our guide on this journey is Michael Patrick Cullinane who brings us these never-before-heard stories in Remembering Theodore Roosevelt: Reminiscences of his Contemporaries. We previously caught up...
2022-02-0756 min
History Author ShowMichael Patrick Cullinane – Remembering Theodore Roosevelt: Reminiscences of his ContemporariesFebruary 7, 2022 - Theodore Roosevelt's life is the stuff of myths and legends, a persona he carefully cultivated over his decades charging through public life. But what did those who shared his private moments think of the Rough Rider? We'll get freshly uncovered insights from those who knew him best, meeting the 26th president through the eyes of friends, families and confidants, through 14 lost oral histories from the 1950s.
Our guide on this journey is Michael Patrick Cullinane who brings us these never-before-heard stories in Remembering Theodore Roosevelt: Reminiscences of his Contemporaries. We previously caught up with Michael when we compared o...
2022-02-0756 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Silver King George HearstProspector, tycoon, westerner, politician, father, and husband, George Hearst was a man of his time and as Matthew Bernstein relates, an part of the Gilded Age. In his biography, Bernstein traces Hearst's life from his Missouri childhood to the booms and busts of his mining career. As the father of William Randolph Hearst, George left quite a legacy.Essential Reading:Matthew Bernstein, George Hearst: Silver King of the Gilded Age (2021).Recommended Reading:David Nasaw, The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst (2000).W. A. Swanberg, Citizen...
2022-01-2644 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraConfederate Monuments in the Gilded AgeOver the last five years, many confederate statues have come down. Professor Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders joins the show to explain why they went up in the first place. Commemoration of the confederacy offers a great insight into the politics of race in the American South and the enduring myth of the Lost Cause. So many statues go up in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era that we could (with tongues-in-cheek) consider re-naming the period the Age of Confederate Memorials. Why? Who advocated for their erection? And what do these statues say about the past and today?Essential...
2022-01-1248 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraTheodore Roosevelt Double Bill - Religion and MemoryIt had to happen: an episode about Theodore Roosevelt. I'm surprised it took ten episodes to get here! Prof. Benjamin Wetzel and I double as interviewer and interviewee in a conversation about our recent books about Roosevelt. Ben's explores TR's religiousity, a new vein of research that has been overlooked. My book shares new sources for the first time. Both depict TR in unique treatments.Essential Reading:Benjamin Wetzel, Theodore Roosevelt: Preaching from the Bully Pulpit (2021).Michael Patrick Cullinane, Remembering Theodore Roosevelt (2021).Recommended Reading:Christian F...
2021-12-2954 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraChristmas PastHow did Americans celebrate Christmas in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era? This episode has a festive feel as I ask Thomas Ruys Smith about his new book Christmas Past: An Anthology of Seasonal Stories from Nineteenth Century America. We'll talk about household names such as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, as well as stories you may have never heard from slaves, immigrants, Native Americans, and non-Christians.Essential Reading:Thomas Ruys Smith, Christmas Past: An Anthology of Seasonal Stories from Nineteenth Century America (2021).Recommended Reading:...
2021-12-1546 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraRotary Clubs and the Culture of CapitalismWhat is a Rotary Club? Who is a Rotarian? The answer might surprise you. This club has over 35,000 offices around the world, in almost every country. It began in 1905 in Chicago, and its history tells the story of American capitalism, racism, gender bias, and class identity. Independent scholar Brendan Goff talks with me about his new book Rotary International and the Selling of American Capitalism, an extensively researched book and a deep dive on the organization.Essential Reading:Brendan Goff, Rotary International and the Selling of American Capitalism (2021).Recommended Reading:
2021-12-0141 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraAsian Place, Filipino Nation: Changing PerspectivesThe Philippine Revolution is a seminal moment in global history that we too often view through the lens of American expansion and racial ideologies. Dr. Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz, author of Asian Place, Filipino Nation, offers a new way to think about the revolution in the context of Japanese ascendancy and Asian ideas of race. In doing so, we see how the Philippine Revolution became central to South East Asian anti-colonial movements. More than any other episode, this one pushes listeners to re-center our perspective on the Global South in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.Essential...
2021-11-1751 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Age of AcrimonyAfter the Civil War, citizenship increased, and yet voter turnout decreased. Why? Jon Grinspan joins the show to discuss his latest book The Age of Acrimony: How American Fought to Fix Their Democracy. As a curator at the National Museum of American History (Smithsonian), Jon is uniquely placed to discuss the historical parallels to American politics today.Essential Reading:Jon Grinspan, The Age of Acrimony: How American Fought to Fix Their Democracy (2021).Additional Reading:Richard Franklin Bensel, The American Ballot Box in the Mid-Nineteenth Century (2004).Rebecca...
2021-11-0340 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraFrom the River to the Sea: The Railroad WarsNo industry is more central to the Gilded Age than the railroads. It transformed commerce. It shaped the contours of cities and maps. It created leisure and luxury in ways not known before. Best-selling author John Sedgwick talks about his latest book, From the River to the Sea, a tale of warring railroad tycoons.Essential Reading:John Sedgwick, From the River to the Sea (2021).Additional Reading:Stephen E. Ambrose, Nothing Like it in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 (2000).Michael Hiltzik, Iron Empires...
2021-10-2041 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraFootnotes: Gilded? Progressive? Let's Call the Whole Thing OffAdditional Reading:Daniel T. Rogers, Atlantic Crossings: Social Politics in a Progressive Age (1998).Rebecca Edwards, New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age: 1865-1905 (2005).Maureen Flanagan, America Reformed: Progressives and Progressivisms, 1890s-1920s (2006).Jackson Lears, Rebirth of a Nation: The Making of Modern America, 1877-1920 (2010).Glenda Gilmore, Who Were the Progressives? (2002).Jacqueline Jones, Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical (2017).Nick Salvatore, Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist (1984).Nancy Unger, Fighting Bob La Follette: The Righteous Reformer (2000)....
2021-10-0710 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraGilded? Progressive? Let's Call the Whole Thing OffIt had to be done: we need to talk about the title and periodization. What is the Gilded Age? What is the Progressive Era? When is it? With Christopher McKnight Nichols and Nancy Unger we set out to define the period we study.Essential Reading:Christopher McKnight Nichols and Nancy Unger (eds.), A Companion to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (2017).Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873).Additional Reading:Richard Schnirov, "Thoughts on Periodizing the Gilded Age: Capital Accumulation, Society...
2021-10-0650 minHistory Author ShowMichael Patrick Cullinane – Theodore Roosevelt’s Ghost: The History and Memory of an American IconOctober 4, 2021 - Theodore Roosevelt is invoked in contemporary politics so often, it's easy to forget that he died in his bed 100 years ago. So who was the real flesh-and-blood man, and what would he think of his evolution into a mythical folk hero?
Our time machine travels back, to meet the real TR with Michael Patrick Cullinane, author of Theodore Roosevelt’s Ghost: The History and Memory of an American Icon, winner of the coveted TR Book Prize.
Michael Patrick Cullinane is professor of U.S. history at Roehampton University in London, and the author of previous books, as well as...
2021-10-0454 minHistory Author ShowMichael Patrick Cullinane – Theodore Roosevelt’s Ghost: The History and Memory of an American IconOctober 4, 2021 - Theodore Roosevelt is invoked in contemporary politics so often, it's easy to forget that he died in his bed 100 years ago. So who was the real flesh-and-blood man, and what would he think of his evolution into a mythical folk hero? Our time machine travels back, to meet the real TR with Michael Patrick Cullinane, author of Theodore Roosevelt’s Ghost: The History and Memory of an American Icon, winner of the coveted TR Book Prize. Michael Patrick Cullinane is professor of U.S. history at Roehampton University in London, and the author of previous books, as well as...
2021-10-0454 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraFootnotes: W.E.B. Du Bois and Critical Race TheoryAdditional Reading:David Roediger, Working Toward Whiteness: How America's Immigrants Became White: The Strange Journey from Ellis Island to the Suburbs (2018).Michael Gomez, Reversing Sail: A History of the African Diaspora (2005)Paul Gilroy, The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double-Consciousness (1993).David Levering Lewis, W. E. B. Du Bois, 1868-1919: Biography of a Race (1994).Benjamin Quarles, Allies for Freedom and Blacks on John Brown (1974).Cedric Robinson, Black Marxism (1983).Lewis Gordon, Freedom, Justice, and Decolonization (2020).Manning Marable, W.E.B. Du Bois: Black Radical Democrat (2004).
2021-09-3005 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraW. E. B. Du Bois and Critical Race TheoryW. E. B. Du Bois made an indelible contribution to American thought and culture, an is an essential figure to those that study the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. With Professor Reiland Rabaka, this show explores the writings, influence, and internationalism of Du Bois.Essential Reading:Reiland Rabaka, Du Bois: A Critical Introduction (2021).Additional Reading:Reiland Rabaka, W.E.B. Du Bois and the Problems of the Twenty-First Century: An Essay on Africana Critical Theory (2008). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-09-2950 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraFootnotes: Women's Reproductive Rights in the Progressive EraAdditional Reading:Maxine Sheets-Johnstone, The Roots of Power: Animate Form and Gendered Bodies (1999).Jennifer Karnes Alexander, The Mantra of Efficiency: From Waterwheel to Social Control (2008).Daniel Kevles, In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity (1985).Host Suggestion:JoAnn Yates and Craig Murphy, Engineering Rules: Global Standard Setting since 1880 (2019). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-09-1605 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraFootnotes: Gilded Age CocktailsAdditional Reading (cocktails):David Wondrich, Imbibe: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar (2015).Wayne Curtis, And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails (2007).Daniel Okrent, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition (2011).Adam Elmegirab, Book of Bitters (2017).Iain Gately, Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol (2009).William Grimes, Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail (2002).Brad Thomas Parsons, Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All (2011).Charles Schumann, The American Bar: The Artistry...
2021-09-1610 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraFootnotes: The Last Flu Epidemic, 1918-1919Additional Reading:The 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic in the Age of COVID-19: Supporting Materials for Teachers (Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era).Alfred Crosby, America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918 (2nd ed., 2003).Christopher Capozzola, Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen (2010).Roundtable with Christopher McKnight Nichols, Nancy Bristow, E. Thomas Ewing, Joseph M. Gabriel, Benjamin C. Montoya and Elizabeth Outka “Reconsidering the 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic in the Age of COVID-19” Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 19, no. 4: 642-672.Elizabeth Outka, Viral Modernism: The Influenza Pandemic and Interw...
2021-09-1608 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraWomen's Reproductive Rights in the Progressive EraThe Progressive Era shaped the way we think about women's reproductive rights, and Prof. Barbara Schneider's book Corporal Rhetoric investigates all the ways. It tells how motherhood went from a natural experience to a pathogenic one, how the eugenics movement gathered steam, and how the medical profession changed.Essential Reading:Barbara Schneider, Corporal Rhetoric: Regulating Reproduction in the Progressive Era (2021).Additional Reading:Dorothy Roberts, Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction and the Meaning of Liberty (1998). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-09-1539 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraGilded Age CocktailsIn this episode I talk cocktails with Cecelia Tichi the author of so many wonderful books, but most recently Gilded Age Cocktails. Tichi shares stories of the bars, mixologists, and imbibers that gloried in the Golden Age of drinking, not long before Prohibition.Essential Reading:Cecelia Tichi, Golden Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from America's Golden Age (2021).Recommended Reading:David Wondrich, Imbibe: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar (2015).Philip Greene, To Have and Have...
2021-09-1542 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraThe Last Flu Epidemic, 1918-1919Just over 100 years ago, the world faced a deadly pandemic not dissimilar to COVID-19. The "great flu" of 1918-1919 was largely forgotten until we needed to historic lessons on how to combat the waves of infection. With Christopher McKnight Nichols, this week's show investigates the pathogenic parallels.Essential Reading:Christopher McKnight Nichols and Brandon Jett, “Americans used to sacrifice for the public good. What happened?” Washington Post, December 7, 2020 Nancy Bristow, American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic (2017).Recommended Reading:John Barry, The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadl...
2021-09-1551 min
The Gilded Age and Progressive EraPilotWelcome to The Gilded Age and Progressive Era! In the pilot episode, I introduce myself, describe the show, and outline the first three episodes. The Gilded Age and Progressive Era is a podcast for those of us interested in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Each episode features research from leading scholars.Join us! And subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-09-0806 min
The Not So Perfect Couple PodcastThe Power of Validation with Michael SorensonWhat normally happens in Sam and Patrick's relationship is that Sam reads the books and then fills Paddy in on the cliff notes. Well, this guest wrote a book that Sam loved....and she didn't tell Paddy about it. So, this episode is a great dive into Patrick learning about the power of validation. This weeks guest is Michael Sorenson the author of the best selling book I Hear You Michael is an award-winning author and relationship coach by day, and an avid reader, researcher, and personal development junkie by night. His award-winning book, I Hear You: T...
2019-08-0544 min