First Comes War...
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
09/26/20
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This week I am talking about the French and Indian war - a conflict seen as one of the catalysts for the American Revolution a few years later. This conflict over desired land expansion would lead to Great Britain's increase in territory, but see the beginnings of Britain's loss of colonial support. Also - did you know the French Indian War is known by many different names? Grab your coffee and enjoy.
Sources Used This Episode:
- The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
- These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
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September 19, 2020
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This week - by special request from a listener - I take a deep dive into the most infamous witch hunt in United States history - the Salem Witch Trials. I talk about how the accusations started, how the hysteria spread and one of the methods used to test whether someone was bewitched - be warned; it's gross. Grab your coffee - let's do it!
Sources Used in This Episode:
- Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England by John Demos
- Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases, 1648-1706 by George Lincoln Burr
- The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege by Marilynne K Roach
- A Delusion of Satan: The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials by Frances Hill
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•13m
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Sources Used This Episode:
- Elizabeth Murray: A Woman's Pursuit of Independence in Eighteenth-Century America by Patricia Cleary
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