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Here to talk with us about what we became known 102 years ago as spanish flu is Catherine Arnold who poured over eyewitness accounts of the illness from its early beginnings at places like a military base in kansas to its effects on a number of american writers like John Steinbeck. She read english at the university of cambridge and holds a further degree in psychology and is the author of several books about the history oflondon and her book globe, the world of shakespeares london published by simon and schuster in 2015 and shes joining us today from the uk. Welcome catherine. Thank you for b...

One was a great compelling orator one was crude but good with tweeting nonetheless. But as soon as you start to drill a little deeper and the remarkable similarity. Both planes speakers and alpha males both had the acrimonious relationship with the media the establishment of their own Political Party. Both had predecessors that were considered very weak Winston Churchill had Neville Chamberlain and trump had barack obama. There are incredible parallels between the time and then and thats why i wrote the book. When we look back at churchill in history we picture him as beloved. It certainly was...

Hindered American Consumers from keeping up with the high levels of american productivity. Her class is about 75 minutes. Its been the last few weeks considering how americans adapted to abundance, between the 1890s and the 1920s. Despite their efforts of producers, advertisers and retailers and of others, the supply of goods continue to outstrip demand. This was not because everyone all hundred 6 million americans had everything they needed. It was because they didnt have adequate purchasing power. They dont have adequate wages or income to buy all of that stuff. And it wasnt just americans w...

Discussed his biography of president harry truman. The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography and was instrumental in changing attitudes about the truman presidency. Here is a portion of that interview. The assassination and the number of president s had been assassinated, why wouldnt the government have protections . This wasnt done. Why wouldnt the government have a pension for everybody but no pension for a president . He had very little money. He had to borrow some money quite secretly which dean patterson cosigned to pay for the move back home. This is not wellknown. It doesnt ...

Learned about the role firearms have played during the course of American History. Welcome to the nra National Firearms museum. Were going to go through the museum and take a look at the history of americans and their firearms. Well start with the earliest precolonial days, go up through current time. Well look at the role firearms have played in terms of the settlement and expansion of america, the goal firearms have played in military and sporting and personal shooting roles. Well see the guns of champions, the guns of president s and heroes, and well see some great pieces of art, firearms e...