Curious Minds: American History Episode Rating Graph
Jan 2015 - present
Take a deeper look into figures in U.S. history through the eyes of our experts.
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Curious Minds: American History Episode Guide
Washington The Bachelor
S1 Ep1
1st Jan 2015
Eleanor Breen, Deputy Director for Archaeology at Mt. Vernon, talks about the significance of analyzing trash at Mount Vernon dig sites.
Washington's Whisky
S1 Ep2
1st Jan 2015
Eleanor Breen, Deputy Director for Archeology at Mt. Vernon, describes how slave labor operated Washington's distillery.
The Ladies Of Mount Vernon
S1 Ep3
1st Jan 2015
Eleanor Breen, Deputy Director for Archeology at Mt. Vernon, details how Mt. Vernon came to be owned by a private association that pioneered the role of individuals in preserving places of historic significance.
Father Abraham
S1 Ep4
1st Jan 2015
Alan Kraut, Professor of History at American University, details how Lincoln overcame personal tragedy and existential doubts to complete his mission of uniting the Union.
Soldiers Blue & Gray
S1 Ep5
1st Jan 2015
Alan Kraut, Professor of History at American University, describes the powerful bond shared by soldiers North and South in the Civil War.
He Belongs To The Ages
S1 Ep6
1st Jan 2015
Alan Kraut, University Professor of History at American University, recounts the shock and grief Americans felt when Lincoln was struck down at the moment of victory.
Lincoln The Racist
S1 Ep7
1st Jan 2015
Alan Kraut, University Professor of History at American University, explains that Lincoln's close relationship with Frederick Douglass helped change the course of history.
Abraham Lincoln Vs Jefferson Davis
S1 Ep8
1st Jan 2015
Alan Kraut, University Professor of History at American University, describes how Lincoln's common touch made him a more effective war-time leader than Jefferson Davis.
A Nation Of Immigrants
S1 Ep9
1st Jan 2015
Europeans pouring into America at the dawn of the 20th century comprised the greatest migration of human beings ever, recounts Alan Kraut, University Professor of History at American University. But not everyone who journeyed to the new world saw it as the promised land.