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    Explore "#americanhistory" with insightful episodes like "The Learning Curve: Pulitzer Winner Joan Hedrick on Harriet Beecher Stowe & Uncle Tom’s Cabin (#181)", "October 16: This Day in History", "October 12: This Day in History", "October 1: This Day in History" and "Gobble Gobble Finger Wobble" from podcasts like ""The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed", "History Over Coffee", "History Over Coffee", "History Over Coffee" and "Bunch of Whales"" and more!

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    The Learning Curve: Pulitzer Winner Joan Hedrick on Harriet Beecher Stowe & Uncle Tom’s Cabin (#181)

    The Learning Curve: Pulitzer Winner Joan Hedrick on Harriet Beecher Stowe &  Uncle Tom’s Cabin (#181)
    This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts DFER-MA’s Mary Tamer and educator and noted Mark Twain scholar Dr. Jocelyn Chadwick interview Trinity College Prof. Joan Hedrick, author of Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life. During Women’s History Month, Prof. Hedrick discusses Harriet Beecher Stowe’s wide literary influence on U.S. history. From her abolitionist activism to the publication of the international bestseller Uncle Tom’s Cabin, they explore Stowe’s New England upbringing, anti-slavery convictions, and lasting impact […]

    October 16: This Day in History

    October 16: This Day in History

    What is the historical significance of this location? How did it come to play such a huge role during the Civil War that probably changed the course of the war? Who was the figure that was painted almost in a Christ-like manner for his views about slavery and the abolition of it? We know you can't wait to hear more about this! Need a quick 10 minute recap of this day in history? Listen in to Marshall University History faculty, Dr. Molly Mersmann, summarize the significance of This Day in History in this episode of our podcast, History Over Coffee! You bring the coffee, we bring the history!

    October 12: This Day in History

    October 12: This Day in History

    Which historical figure continues to divide people about his legacy? Who was this historical figure who inadvertently started the largest non-human movement in world history connecting and changing global interactions permanently? Have we piqued your curiosity? Need a quick 10 minute recap of this day in history? Listen in to Marshall University History faculty, Dr. Chris White, summarize the significance of This Day in History in the second episode of our podcast, History Over Coffee! 

    October 1: This Day in History

    October 1: This Day in History

    What happened at the stroke of midnight on October 1st, 1979? The sun rose over the Pacific and set over the Caribbean Sea. A manmade structure connecting two major oceans changed hands between 2 countries. Intrigued? Curious? Need a quick 10 minute recap of this day in history? Listen to Marshall University History faculty, Dr. Chris White, summarize the significance of This Day in History in our debut podcast, History Over Coffee!