The 7 Best The Age of Jackson Podcast Episodes
1) 078 The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality with Nancy Isenberg & Andrew Burstein
John and John Quincy Adams: rogue intellectuals, unsparing truth-tellers, too uncensored for their own political good. They held that political participation demanded moral courage. They did not seek ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) 068 The World of First Lady Sarah Polk with Amy S. Greenberg
While the Woman's Rights convention was taking place at Seneca Falls in 1848, First Lady Sarah Childress Polk was wielding influence unprecedented for a woman in Washington, D.C. Yet, while history re...Show More
068 The World of First Lady Sarah Polk with Amy S. Greenberg
1:17:41 | Mar 22nd, 2019
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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) 013 The Aaron Burr Conspiracy with James E. Lewis Jr
In 1805 and 1806, Aaron Burr, former vice president of the newly formed American republic, traveled through the Trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a mysterious enterprise, for which he was a...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) 064 James Monroe, A Republican Champion with Brook Poston
Despite serving his country for 50 years and being among the most qualified men to hold the office of president, James Monroe is an oft-forgotten Founding Father. In this book, Brook Poston reveals ho...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) 023 Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times with Joel Richard Paul
No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall, and no one did more to preserve the delicate unity of the fledgling United...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) 024 The First Ladies of the American Republic with Jeanne E. Abrams
America’s first First Ladies—Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison—had the challenging task of playing a pivotal role in defining the nature of the American presidency to a fledgling na...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) 038 Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy with Jay Cost
In the history of American politics, there are few stories as enigmatic as that of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison’s bitterly personal falling out. Together they helped bring the Constitution int...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) 149 The Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson's America with J.D. Dickey
The 1830s were the most violent time in American history outside of war. Men battled each other in the streets in ethnic and religious conflicts, gangs of party henchmen rioted at the ballot box, and ...Show More
149 The Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson's America with J.D. Dickey
1:02:56 | Mar 11th, 2022
9) 148 William Hunter, A British Soldier's Son Who Became an Early American with Eugene A. Procknow
In June 1798, President John Adams signed the now infamous Alien & Sedition Acts to suppress political dissent. Facing imminent personal risks, a gutsy Kentucky newspaper editor ran the first editoria...Show More
10) 147 John Leland: A Jeffersonian Baptist in Early America with Eric C. Smith
John Leland (1754-1841) was one of the most influential and entertaining religious figures in early America. As an itinerant revivalist, he demonstrated an uncanny ability to connect with a popular au...Show More
147 John Leland: A Jeffersonian Baptist in Early America with Eric C. Smith
59:13 | Feb 11th, 2022