Reporting on Disease in Early America
The American Antiquarian Society hosted a panel discussion on how early Americans confronted epidemics and pandemics -- from diphtheria to yellow fever to cholera. They looked at case studie…
182 viewsThe American Antiquarian Society hosted a panel discussion on how early Americans confronted epidemics and pandemics -- from diphtheria to yellow fever to cholera. They looked at case studie…
182 viewsBen Mutschler discussed his book, The Province of Affliction: Illness and the Making of Early New England. His focus is on how families and various arms of the government adapted and respond…
233 viewsHistorian and author Mitch Kachun talked about his book, First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory. Professor Kachun explored how and why Attucks, a former slave who was ki…
1,831 viewsCornell University history professor Mary Beth Norton presented a talk titled “Reflections on Gender in Anglo-America.” The lecture was based on four books she published between 1980 and 201…
656 viewsHistorians Peter Onuf, David Blight and Annette Gordon-Reed discussed defining equality and the Declaration of Independence. They talked about the views and interpretations of W.E.B. DuBois,…
1,406 viewsEllen Garvey talked about the crafting of scrapbooks in America from the Civil War to the early 20th century. Ms. Garvey spoke about their use by the masses and public officials to collect i…
874 viewsJames David Moran talked about selected items in the American Antiquarian Society’s holdings from the American Revolutionary period. The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachuse…
633 viewsThe American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, is an independent research library founded in 1812 by Revolutionary War patriot and printer Isaiah Thomas. American History TV v…
682 viewsIn this tour of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, we look at materials dating from the first European settlement of America - including the first Bible printed in…
473 viewsDavid Jaffee talked about the new culture of domestic consumption embraced by nineteenth century, middle-class Americans as they began displaying locally-produced decorative objects such as …
448 viewsMr. Hall talked about the book he co-edited, The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World, published by Cambridge University Press. The book is Volume I of the series, A History of the Book in Am…
125 viewsPatricia Cline Cohen talked about her book, The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century New York, published by Knopf. The book focused on the murder…
1,496 viewsAuthor Jill Lepore talked about her new book, “The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity.” The book describes a conflict between Native Americans and British co…
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