Axelbank Reports History and Today
Axelbank Reports History and Today
Latest Episodes
#210: Julian Zelizer - "The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden: A First Historical Assessment"
From the publisher:The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden presents a first draft of history by providing insights into how this one-term president fits within the broader historical forces shaping the United States in the twenty-firs...
#209: David O'Stewart - "The Democracy We Must Keep: Seven Founders, Nine Documents, and the Ideas That Shaped America"
From the publisher: "What did America's founders say about democracy-and can we remain true to their vision for America?Two hundred fifty years ago, passionate men attempted to create something the world had never seen before: a nation b...
#208: Brian Jay Jones - "The Capitol: The Surprising Biography of an American Building"
From the publisher: "An in-depth exploration of history of the US Capitol building and the incredible personalities who built it, full of dramatic stories and surprising facts; a powerful testament to what the Capitol has meant to g...
#207: SPECIAL EDITION: America at 250 with Peter Onuf - "Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours"
From the publisher:“Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?” ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in h...
#206: J.D. Dickey - "Boston, 1776: A Rogue Tour of Revolution City"
From the publisher: "A traveler’s journey to the heart of the American Revolution, close up at the ground level, among the patriots, amid the pandemonium, on July 4, 1776.Welcome to Revolution City—where the air smells of tar, boo...