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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...
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America in Prosperity and Depression, 1920-1941
The book characterized the Roaring Twenties not just as a time of optimism but also as an 'anxious decade,' highlighting underlying cultural and political tensions. The author discussed how the book's perspective on the 1920s remained consistent even decades after its initial publication in 1992.
By the title of your book, you characterize it as one of the Anxious Decades. What did you mean by that, anxious?
— Episode: Roaring Twenties | Anxious Decade | 5
The book characterized the Roaring Twenties not just as a time of optimism but also as an 'anxious decade,' highlighting underlying cultural and political tensions. The author discussed how the book's perspective on the 1920s remained consistent even decades after its initial publication in 1992.
By the title of your book, you characterize it as one of the Anxious Decades. What did you mean by that, anxious?
Well, I meant that because people were experiencing this burst of what you might call modernism in terms of American culture and politics, entering this era did generate a great deal of anxiety and frustration among a great number of people.
His book Anxious Decades explores the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression.
Your book, Anxious Decades, was published in 1992, almost 30 years ago.
America in Prosperity and Depression, 1920-1941
This book was mentioned as the topic of discussion for the next episode, featuring the author, Professor Michael E. Parrish.
On the next episode, our guest will be Professor Michael E. Parrish, author of Anxious Decades, America in Prosperity and Depression, 1921-1941.
— Episode: Roaring Twenties | The Great Crash | 4
This book was mentioned as the topic of discussion for the next episode, featuring the author, Professor Michael E. Parrish.
On the next episode, our guest will be Professor Michael E. Parrish, author of Anxious Decades, America in Prosperity and Depression, 1921-1941.
This book was mentioned as a bestseller for two years running, where the author argued that Jesus Christ was the greatest advertiser of all time, helping religious conservatives reconcile modern self-indulgence with Christianity.
In his 1925 book, The Man Nobody Knows, he argued that Jesus Christ was the greatest advertiser of all time.
— Episode: Roaring Twenties | How the Money Rolls I...
This book was mentioned as a bestseller for two years running, where the author argued that Jesus Christ was the greatest advertiser of all time, helping religious conservatives reconcile modern self-indulgence with Christianity.
In his 1925 book, The Man Nobody Knows, he argued that Jesus Christ was the greatest advertiser of all time.
Every advertising man ought to study the parables of Jesus. They are marvelously condensed, as all good advertising should be.
The Man Nobody Knows was the best-selling nonfiction book for two years running.
The 1920s and the Making of Modern America
This book about the Roaring Twenties was recommended to listeners for learning more about the era.
If you'd like to learn more about the Roaring Twenties, we recommend the book New World Coming, The 1920s and the Making of Modern America by Nathan Miller.
— Episode: Roaring Twenties | How the Money Rolls I...
This book about the Roaring Twenties was recommended to listeners for learning more about the era.
If you'd like to learn more about the Roaring Twenties, we recommend the book New World Coming, The 1920s and the Making of Modern America by Nathan Miller.
The 1920s and the Making of Modern America
This book was recommended as a resource for listeners who wanted to learn more about the Roaring Twenties era discussed in the episode.
If you'd like to learn more about the Roaring 20s, we recommend the book New World Coming, the 1920s and the Making of Modern America by Nathan Miller.
— Episode: Roaring Twenties | Rise of the Radicals...
This book was recommended as a resource for listeners who wanted to learn more about the Roaring Twenties era discussed in the episode.
If you'd like to learn more about the Roaring 20s, we recommend the book New World Coming, the 1920s and the Making of Modern America by Nathan Miller.
Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers
This new book, inspired by the podcast, was presented as offering a look inside dramatic scenes, power struggles, decisions, and scandals within the White House, covering events from 1792 to 1941 and beyond.
Inspired by the hit podcast American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book The Hidden History of the White House.
— Episode: Roaring Twenties | Rise of the Radicals...
This new book, inspired by the podcast, was presented as offering a look inside dramatic scenes, power struggles, decisions, and scandals within the White House, covering events from 1792 to 1941 and beyond.
Inspired by the hit podcast American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book The Hidden History of the White House.
Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition before you get your books.
An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (An Amish Legacy Novel)
Gifford Pinchot wrote this autobiography where he detailed his mission to educate the American public about forestry and ensure the scientific and productive use of the nation's forests.
He would later write in his autobiography, Breaking New Ground,
— Episode: Encore: National Parks | The Great Disas...
Gifford Pinchot wrote this autobiography where he detailed his mission to educate the American public about forestry and ensure the scientific and productive use of the nation's forests.
He would later write in his autobiography, Breaking New Ground,
Roosevelt published this first book in 1885, which detailed his early experiences out West, but it received a mixed review from Forest and Stream magazine.
Roosevelt published his first book, Hunting Trips of a Ranch Man, detailing his early experiences out West in 1885.
— Episode: Encore: National Parks | Rough Rider | 3
Roosevelt published this first book in 1885, which detailed his early experiences out West, but it received a mixed review from Forest and Stream magazine.
Roosevelt published his first book, Hunting Trips of a Ranch Man, detailing his early experiences out West in 1885.
But Forest and Stream magazine, the country's premier publication for outdoorsmen, gave the book a mixed review.
Burroughs wrote about his experience traveling with Roosevelt in Yellowstone in this book.
Burroughs wrote about it in his book Camping and Tramping with Roosevelt.
— Episode: Encore: National Parks | Rough Rider | 3
Burroughs wrote about his experience traveling with Roosevelt in Yellowstone in this book.
Burroughs wrote about it in his book Camping and Tramping with Roosevelt.
A Preliminary Report, 1865
This preliminary report, presented in 1865, argued that untouched landscapes were essential for the soul and that the government had an obligation to protect these natural wonders for public enjoyment. It also provided practical guidance for building infrastructure while preserving the scenery's dignity.
The document was titled Yosemite and Mariposa Grove, a preliminary report.
— Episode: Encore: National Parks | The Business of...
This preliminary report, presented in 1865, argued that untouched landscapes were essential for the soul and that the government had an obligation to protect these natural wonders for public enjoyment. It also provided practical guidance for building infrastructure while preserving the scenery's dignity.
The document was titled Yosemite and Mariposa Grove, a preliminary report.
Olmsted argued that untouched landscapes were capable of providing people of any age with refreshing rest and reinvigoration. He stressed that natural wonders such as these were good, perhaps essential for the soul.
Olmsted's report is still considered one of the most powerful and important documents on the need for conservation ever written.
Yosemite Valley and the Big Tree Groves
James Hutchings wrote this book where he slighted John Muir by never referring to him by name, instead referring to him only as a good practical sawyer.
When it came time for Hutchings to write his own book, In the Heart of the Sierras, he would slight Muir by never referring to him by name. In Hutchings' narrative, Muir was just a go...
— Episode: Encore: National Parks | The Business of...
James Hutchings wrote this book where he slighted John Muir by never referring to him by name, instead referring to him only as a good practical sawyer.
When it came time for Hutchings to write his own book, In the Heart of the Sierras, he would slight Muir by never referring to him by name. In Hutchings' narrative, Muir was just a good practical sawyer.
Sport, Race, and American Imperialism (Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology)
This book, which the guest edited, focused on the Anthropology Days held during the 1904 Olympics and the involvement of the discipline of anthropology in that event.
She is an Olympic historian, professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and editor of the book, The 1904 Anthropology Days and Olympic Games, Sports, Race, and...
— Episode: The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics |...
This book, which the guest edited, focused on the Anthropology Days held during the 1904 Olympics and the involvement of the discipline of anthropology in that event.
She is an Olympic historian, professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and editor of the book, The 1904 Anthropology Days and Olympic Games, Sports, Race, and American Imperialism.
I am an anthropologist. I have a Ph.D. in anthropology. So I was drawn originally to the title Anthropology Days.
Bodies, Borders, Biopolitics
The guest's work appeared in the New York Times and the Huffington Post, and she is listed as the co-author of this book.
Her work has appeared in the New York Times. And the Huffington Post. And she is co-author of the book, The Anthropology of Sport Bodies, Borders and Biopolitics.
— Episode: The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics |...
The guest's work appeared in the New York Times and the Huffington Post, and she is listed as the co-author of this book.
Her work has appeared in the New York Times. And the Huffington Post. And she is co-author of the book, The Anthropology of Sport Bodies, Borders and Biopolitics.
The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School, Basketball Champions of the World
This book was recommended for listeners who wanted to learn more about the Fort Shaw basketball team's story.
If you'd like to learn more about the Fort Shaw basketball team, we recommend Full Court Quest by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith.
— Episode: The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics |...
This book was recommended for listeners who wanted to learn more about the Fort Shaw basketball team's story.
If you'd like to learn more about the Fort Shaw basketball team, we recommend Full Court Quest by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith.
My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
This book is the written account of the Tulsa Race Massacre by the great-grandmother of Anneliese Bruner, which Anneliese re-published. The book serves as a primary witness document to the destruction that occurred.
This year, she re-published her great-grandmother Mary Parrish's written account of the destruction under the title The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 192...
— Episode: Encore: Tulsa Race Massacre | Bearing Wi...
This book is the written account of the Tulsa Race Massacre by the great-grandmother of Anneliese Bruner, which Anneliese re-published. The book serves as a primary witness document to the destruction that occurred.
This year, she re-published her great-grandmother Mary Parrish's written account of the destruction under the title The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District
The Tulsa Riot of 1921
Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers
This new book, inspired by the American History Tellers podcast, covered fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, and shocking scandals that shaped the nation within the White House. Listeners were promised they would witness events from the laying of the foundations in 1792 to the British burning it down in 1814, and even hear intimate conversations between FDR and Winston Churchill.
Inspired by the hit podcast, American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
— Episode: The Mystery of D.B. Cooper | The Man in...
This new book, inspired by the American History Tellers podcast, covered fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, and shocking scandals that shaped the nation within the White House. Listeners were promised they would witness events from the laying of the foundations in 1792 to the British burning it down in 1814, and even hear intimate conversations between FDR and Winston Churchill.
Inspired by the hit podcast, American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.
Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition wherever you get your books.
Abraham Lincoln in His Times
This was mentioned as David S. Reynolds' most recent book, which contextualizes Lincoln and his capabilities during the Civil War.
He is the author of John Brown, Abolitionist, and Abe, Abraham Lincoln in his times.
— Episode: Bleeding Kansas | The Man Who Sparked th...
This was mentioned as David S. Reynolds' most recent book, which contextualizes Lincoln and his capabilities during the Civil War.
He is the author of John Brown, Abolitionist, and Abe, Abraham Lincoln in his times.
as I prove in my new book, Abe, which contextualizes Lincoln, he had special capabilities in part produced by his own background and his own culture that enabled him to direct America through the Civil War.
The novel was described as a very Christian and anti-slavery work that was part of the evangelical branch of the anti-slavery movement.
That came through also in the anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, a very Christian novel by Harry Beecher Stowe, which is very anti-slavery.
— Episode: Bleeding Kansas | The Man Who Sparked th...
The novel was described as a very Christian and anti-slavery work that was part of the evangelical branch of the anti-slavery movement.
That came through also in the anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, a very Christian novel by Harry Beecher Stowe, which is very anti-slavery.
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