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American History Tellers

American History Tellers

302 Episodes • By Wondery • wondery.com/shows/american-histo...
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. A ...more
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Hawaiʻi's Journey to Statehood | The Last Queen | 1
In 1893 the independent island kingdom of Hawaiʻi fl... more
Mar 22 2023 41m
Declining the Queen's Offer
Chapter 1 5 mins
Standing Up for Hawaiian Independence
Chapter 2 12 mins
Hawaii's Journey to Statehood
Chapter 3 3 mins
Queen Lilio Calani Rise
Chapter 4 6 mins
The Cost of Constitutional Change
Chapter 5 11 mins
Hawaii's Self Rule Under Threat
Chapter 6 5 mins
The Annexation of Hawaii
Chapter 7 2 mins
Hawaii's Journey to Statehood
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Insurrection of Aaron Burr | Fears of a Young Republic | 5
Was Aaron Burr raising an army to invade Mexico? Plo... more
Mar 15 2023 38m
Unpacking Israeli History
Chapter 1 11 mins
Honor and American Politics
Chapter 2 7 mins
The West's Uncertain Future
Chapter 3 8 mins
Partisanship and the Burr Conspiracy Trial
Chapter 4 7 mins
The Treason Trial of Burr
Chapter 5 8 mins
Burr Conspiracy Politics
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Insurrection of Aaron Burr | Treason on Trial | 4
In the summer of 1807, Richmond, Virginia hosted the... more
Mar 8 2023 40m
Aaron Burr's Arrest on Misdemeanor Charge
Chapter 1 7 mins
Treason on Trial
Chapter 2 4 mins
The Challenge of Prosecuting Aaron Burr
Chapter 3 14 mins
Aaron Burr's Treason Trial
Chapter 4 6 mins
Burr's Acquittal
Chapter 5 9 mins
Aaron Burr's Treason
Chapter 6 2 mins
Uncovering the Legacy of Aaron Burr
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Insurrection of Aaron Burr | The Severance of the Union | 3
In August 1806, Aaron Burr began the final preparati... more
Mar 1 2023 40m
Jefferson's Reluctance to Take Action
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Mysterious Mission of Aaron Burr
Chapter 2 14 mins
Aaron Burr and Wilkinson Plot
Chapter 3 10 mins
John Graham's Mission
Chapter 4 9 mins
A Conspiracy Unravels
Chapter 5 1 min
The Bur Conspiracy
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Insurrection of Aaron Burr | Gathering Forces | 2
In the summer of 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr was... more
Feb 22 2023 41m
Cotton Merchant Meets VP
Chapter 1 7 mins
Aaron Burr's Ambitious Plan
Chapter 2 6 mins
Burr's Political Ambitions
Chapter 3 11 mins
Aaron Burr and the Louisiana Territory
Chapter 4 10 mins
The Mexico Association's Plan for Revolution
Chapter 5 7 mins
Rival American Empire
Chapter 6 1 min
The Burrer Conspiracy
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Insurrection of Aaron Burr | An Affair of Honor | 1
In July 1804, Aaron Burr faced political rival Alexa... more
Feb 15 2023 38m
Pressuring Aaron Bird to Step Aside
Chapter 1 6 mins
Aaron Bur's Ambition and Intrigue
Chapter 2 14 mins
An Affair of Honor
Chapter 3 11 mins
Aaron Burr and Hamilton
Chapter 4 10 mins
Aaron Burr vs Alexander Hamilton
Chapter 5 55 sec
Buying a Car With Vroom
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California Gold Rush | Gold Mountains | 5
News of the 1848 discovery of gold in California spr... more
Feb 8 2023 37m
Chinese Immigrants Gold Rush
Chapter 1 6 mins
Chinese in Gold Rush Era
Chapter 2 11 mins
Push and Pull of Gold
Chapter 3 16 mins
Chinese American Family Journey
Chapter 4 4 mins
Immigration Impact on Culture
Chapter 5 26 sec
The Team Behind American History Tellers
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California Gold Rush | Digging Deeper | 4
In the early 1850s, as people continued to flood Wes... more
Feb 1 2023 34m
The End of the Gold Rush
Chapter 1 5 mins
The Gold Rush Era
Chapter 2 10 mins
Women Thriving in Gold Rush
Chapter 3 10 mins
San Francisco Morals
Chapter 4 9 mins
Hydraulic Mining Impact
Chapter 5 1 min
Chinese Immigrant Experience
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California Gold Rush | Battlelines | 3
For white settlers, the Gold Rush offered a chance f... more
Jan 25 2023 40m
The Violence of the California Frontier
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Goldrush and Native American Survival
Chapter 2 14 mins
Treatment of Native Americans in Early California
Chapter 3 12 mins
The Bloody Island Massacre
Chapter 4 9 mins
Reality of California Gold Rush for Native Americans
Chapter 5 2 mins
The California Goldrush
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Wondery Presents: Frozen Head
Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hi... more
Jan 23 2023 3m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Frozen Head
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California Gold Rush | The Forty Niners | 2
In early 1849, thousands of gold-hungry Americans be... more
Jan 18 2023 37m
Highlight
Chapter 1 14 mins
Gold Rush
Chapter 2 5 mins
The Journey West
Chapter 3 9 mins
The Competition for Gold
Chapter 4 11 mins
Gold Rush Effects on Miners' Mental Health
Chapter 5 2 mins
The California Goldrush
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Introducing: History Daily
On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekda... more
Jan 12 2023 4m
Chapter 1 4 mins
The History Daily Podcast
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California Gold Rush | The First Strike | 1
​​After the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 18... more
Jan 11 2023 36m
The California Gold Rush
Chapter 1 4 mins
The Discovery of Gold in California
Chapter 2 14 mins
The California Gold Rush
Chapter 3 5 mins
Chinese Immigrants During the Gold Rush
Chapter 4 12 mins
The Discovery of Gold in California
Chapter 5 2 mins
The California Goldrush
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Presidential Assassinations | Interview | 5
The job of guarding the President’s life belongs to ... more
Jan 4 2023 41m
The Secret Service's Bigger Fear
Chapter 1 5 mins
The Head of the Secret Service
Chapter 2 10 mins
The Secret Service
Chapter 3 13 mins
The Secret Service's Protection of Presidents
Chapter 4 12 mins
The Secret Service
Chapter 5 1 min
The California Gold Rush
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Presidential Assassinations | Ricochet | 4
In 1981, a gunman fired six shots at Ronald Reagan a... more
Dec 28 2022 38m
The Attempt on Reagan's Life
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Chapter 2 13 mins
The Secret Service
Chapter 3 8 mins
Who's in Charge When the President Is Incapacitated?
Chapter 4 10 mins
The Aftermath of the Reagan Shooting
Chapter 5 2 mins
Secret Service and Assassination Attempts
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Presidential Assassinations | Three Shots in Dallas | 3
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was shot and k... more
Dec 21 2022 38m
American History Tellers
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Presidential Assassinations | Anarchist at the Exposition | 2
In September 1901, President William McKinley visite... more
Dec 14 2022 36m
The Assassination of President William McKinley
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Presidential Assassinations | Murder for Spoils | 1
On April 14th, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot Presiden... more
Dec 7 2022 43m
Felonious Florida, Innocence Sold.
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Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 | The Great Debate | 4
The yellow fever epidemic of 1793 posed one of the g... more
Nov 30 2022 37m
Rejection of French Science
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Wondery Presents: The Vanished
The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores t... more
Nov 28 2022 6m
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Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 | Friends We Have Lost | 3
In 1793, Philadelphia served as the nation’s tempora... more
Nov 23 2022 39m
Yellow Fever Epidemic
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Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 | Fears & Falsehoods | 2
In September 1793, yellow fever continued to ravage ... more
Nov 16 2022 42m
Fears and Falsehoods
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Wondery Presents: This Job is History
Where the oddest jobs from the past meet a comedian ... more
Nov 14 2022 4m
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Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 | Outbreak | 1
In the hot and humid summer of 1793, a deadly epidem... more
Nov 9 2022 38m
The Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic
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The Age of Pirates | Women of the High Seas | 4
During the Golden Age of Piracy, two female pirates ... more
Nov 2 2022 37m
The Lives of Famous Pirates
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