Blank Check History: When Scholars Hit the Jackpot
In the Season 0 finale, Mike and Alexis consider a world in which historians put their money where their history is. Links to the great work of our guests! Rory McGovern Race, Politics, and Reconstruction: The First Black Cadets at Old West Point Marcia Chatelain Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America Emily Tamkin Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities Chistine Caccipuoti Footnoting History
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Black Pioneer, White Frontier
In the 1840s, Black pioneer George Bush (no relation!), his white wife, and their five children quit Missouri, a slave state, for the Pacific Northwest---only to find racial exclusion laws hot on his heels.
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Framed by Blood: The Mary Lincoln Story
On the 10th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, his widow faces an unthinkable betrayal. Alexis dismantles the myth of the unhinged Mary "Never Todd" Lincoln and reveals thewidow's relentless battle for justice.
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Squirrel's Troublesome Little Bones
In this bonus episode, Alexis imagines a historic New Year's Eve menu for Mike. patreon.com/duncanandcoe Karen Abbott, The Ghosts of Eden Park:The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder that Shocked Jazz-Age America. Candice Millard, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Malinda Russell, A Domestic Cook: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen Jon Mooallen, This Is Chance!
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Marc Bloch
From Nazi-fighting historian to Pantheon inductee: Bloch's legacy is anything but a strange defeat. Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HistorianAlexisCoe Patreon: patreon.com/duncanandcoe Books by and about Bloch Carl Fink, Marc Bloch: A Life in History Marc Bloch, The Historian's Craft Marc Bloch, The Strange Defeat Marc Bloch, Feudal Society
Bestselling authors and historians Mike Duncan and Alexis Coe are far-flung buddies who slice through centuries with the sharpness of a guillotine. In this wide-ranging series, Duncan, best-known for The History of Rome and Revolutions, and Coe, a presidential historian and senior fellow leave no stone unturned, no sacred cow un-tipped.
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