History: Beyond the Textbook
History: Beyond the Textbook examines American history through the experiences of those who lived it! Each 12-episode season, high school history teacher Alex Mattke covers a separate era of American history and features perspectives on well-known events and lesser-known experiences of famous historical figures. Season Three, covering "America's Crucial Years," returns on October 8 with new episodes every Tuesday up until the finale on December 24! Catch up on Seasons One (America's Colonial Era) and Two (America's Revolution) wherever you listen to podcasts.
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History: Beyond the Textbook
Latest Episodes
4.12: The Conscious Campaigner: Aaron Burr and the “Revolutionary” Election of 1800
Every four years, the United States holds a presidential election, and the Electoral College selects the next president. 1800 was no different, although the result certainly was different than the previous three: for the first ti...
4.11: Benjamin Franklin Bache and Thomas Jefferson: The Republican Renegades of the Alien and Sedition Acts
There are a few moments in American history where it appeared at the time, and even more so in hindsight, where laws were passed that stunted individual American rights in the name of national security. The first of these laws we...
4.10: Elbridge Gerry and Dr. George Logan: Polarizing Politicians of the XYZ Affair
As John Adams claimed the presidency, “France” was the nation that lay on the minds of most Americans, and these problems would lead to hostile actions towards American shipping and an event known as the “XYZ Affair.” Two contrasting tech...
4.9: Olaudah Equiano and James Monroe: the Author and Governor of early American Abolition
The idea of immediately ending slavery was viewed as unconstitutional since it was never explicitly mentioned in the document that came out of the Philadelphia Convention, and the legal ramifications extended to compensation since, by ...
4.8: Eli Whitney, the Cotton Gin, and the foundations of American Industry
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in the 1790’s, and the previously laborious process of separating cotton seeds by hand was now mechanized, and thus, more efficient. Admittedly, the previous statement is a bit of an oversimplification…...
