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Ben Franklin's World

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Ben Franklin's World explores early American history through conversations with professional historians. Episodes examine people and events that helped shape later life in the United States. The series gives scholars space to explain their research and interpretations. Subjects include the Revolution, religion, and experiences beyond the best-known political figures. It offers a way into early America through focused discussions rather than a single continuous chronology.

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Cover of Skepticism and American Faith: From the Revolution to the Civil War

Skepticism and American Faith: From the Revolution to the Civil War

byChristopher Grasso

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Cover of The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey

The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey

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Cover of The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire

The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire

byAndrew O'Shaugnessy

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Cover of Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father

Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father

byStephen Fried

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Cover of The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America

The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America

byJohn Wood Sweet

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Cover of Cuba: An American History

Cuba: An American History

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Cover of The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis

The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis

byJames E. Lewis Jr

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Cover of The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence

The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence

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Cover of The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution

The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution

byMichael J. Klarman

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Cover of A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley

A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley

byJane Kamensky

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Cover of Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

byLinford D. Fisher

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Cover of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

byAnnette Gordon-Reed

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Cover of Madison’s Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention

Madison’s Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention

byMary Sarah Bilder

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Cover of A Deserving Brother: George Washington and Freemasonry

A Deserving Brother: George Washington and Freemasonry

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Cover of Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War

Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War

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Cover of Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity

Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity

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Cover of Braddock’s Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution

Braddock’s Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution

byDavid Preston

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Cover of Whirlwind: The American Revolution and the War That Won It

Whirlwind: The American Revolution and the War That Won It

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Cover of Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War

Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War

byMegan Kate Nelson

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Cover of West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776

West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776

byClaudio Saunt

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Cover of Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

byErica Armstrong Dunbar

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Cover of Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England

Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England

byDouglas L. Winiarski

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Cover of The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America

The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America

byJoshua D. Rothman

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Cover of The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

byAndrés Reséndez

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Cover of The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

byRick Atkinson

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Cover of Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory

Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory

byClaudio Saunt

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Cover of The Greek Fire: American-Ottoman Relations and Democratic Fervor in the Age of Revolutions

The Greek Fire: American-Ottoman Relations and Democratic Fervor in the Age of Revolutions

byMaureen Santelli

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Cover of The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding

The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding

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Cover of Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation

Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation

byNicholas Guyatt

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Cover of Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution

Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution

byKathleen DuVal

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Cover of The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-1789

The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-1789

byEdward J. Larson

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Cover of The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772 – 1832

The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772 – 1832

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Cover of Pulpit and Nation: Clergymen and the Politics of Revolutionary America

Pulpit and Nation: Clergymen and the Politics of Revolutionary America

bySpencer W. McBride

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Cover of On Juneteenth

On Juneteenth

byAnnette Gordon-Reed

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Cover of Boston’s Massacre

Boston’s Massacre

byEric Hinderaker

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Cover of Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

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Cover of “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs”: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination

“Most Blessed of the Patriarchs”: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination

byAnnette Gordon-ReedandPeter S. Onuf

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Cover of Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America

Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America

byMichael Witgen

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Cover of Jamaica Ladies: Female Slaveholders and the Creation of Britain’s Atlantic Empire

Jamaica Ladies: Female Slaveholders and the Creation of Britain’s Atlantic Empire

byChristine Walker

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Cover of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution

The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution

byLindsay M. Chervinsky

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Cover of Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War

Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War

byVincent Brown

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Cover of The Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America

The Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America

byJennifer Van Horn

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Cover of New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America

New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America

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Cover of The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast

The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast

byAndrew Lipman

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Cover of Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

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Cover of The Victory with No Name: The Native American Defeat of the First American Army

The Victory with No Name: The Native American Defeat of the First American Army

byColin Calloway

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Cover of Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America

Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America

byDavid J. Silverman

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Cover of Unfreedom: Slavery and Dependence in Eighteenth-Century Boston

Unfreedom: Slavery and Dependence in Eighteenth-Century Boston

byJared Ross Hardesty

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