From the publisher: An astounding look at how America’s founders—Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, Adams—regarded the issue of slavery as they drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. A daring and important work that ultimately reckons with the two great failures of America’s founding: the failure to end slavery and the failure to avoid Indian removal. On the eve of the American Revolution, half a million enslaved African Americans were embedded in the North Amer...
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From the publisher: An astounding look at how America’s founders—Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, Adams—regarded the issue of slavery as they drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. A daring and important work that ultimately reckons with the two great failures of America’s founding: the failure to end slavery and the failure to avoid Indian removal. On the eve of the American Revolution, half a million enslaved African Americans were embedded in the North Amer...
#180 - Fifth Anniversay Celebration with HW Brands - "A User's Guide to History"
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#180 - Fifth Anniversay Celebration with HW Brands - "A User's Guide to History"
Happy fifth!! On this special edition of "Axelbank Reports History and Today," we are thrilled to chat with HW Brands to celebrate this show's fifth anniversary. Over the last five years, we have published 180 episodes and profiled books and authors of many stripes. We have done our best to make history relevant to today, and to give our listeners the information they need to get along in their communities and to make informed decisions about protecting American democracy. Thank you for being...
Axelbank Reports History and Today
From the publisher: An astounding look at how America’s founders—Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, Adams—regarded the issue of slavery as they drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. A daring and important work that ultimately reckons with the two great failures of America’s founding: the failure to end slavery and the failure to avoid Indian removal. On the eve of the American Revolution, half a million enslaved African Americans were embedded in the North Amer...
