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96: The War of the Currents: (Thomas Alva Edison v. Nikola Tesla & George Westinghouse)
Aug 30, 2021“Tesla, you don’t understand our American humor.” This is the story of opinionated inventors with very different views on electric lighting; a story of invention, genius, conniving, and even electroc...
95: "Several Thousand Things that Won't Work:" Thomas Alva Edison and His Electric Light
Aug 16, 2021“I have got so much to do and life is so short, I am going to hustle.” This is the story of trial and error, of determination, and science merging with business. Electric lights have been around since...
94: Epilogue to Gilded Age Part I (or Gilded Age interlude w/ Significant HTDS Updates)
Aug 02, 2021An epilogue. Or interlude? Well, we aren’t done with the Gilded Age, but we have too much behind-the-scenes HTDS evolution to discuss! So here we are. Zach is moving up from intern to writer status. L...
93: La Liberté éclairant le monde: Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty
Jul 19, 2021“Vive l’entente fraternelle des deux républiques !” This is the story of the Statue of Liberty. In 1865, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (or “Auguste,” as his friends call him), claims to have attended a d...
92: The Brooklyn Bridge, or the Story of the Roebling Family
Jun 21, 2021“John Roebling has not the leisure to wait upon any man.” This is the story of a bridge and a family. John Roebling is weary of the oppressive, bureaucratic Prussian government. He’s heard from his ...
91: The Gilded Age, Industrialization, and Assassination of President James Garfield
Jun 07, 2021“What is the chief end of man? A: To get rich.” This is the story of the Gilded Age and its first three presidents: Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, and Chester A. Arthur. Mark Twain calls this...
90: Epilogue to the Wild West
May 10, 2021This is the end of the West! Meet two new researchers, Ryan Griffith and Zach Weaver, as they join Greg to discuss the latest inner workings of HTDS, the Transcontinental Railroad, Buffalo Bill, and i...
89: Closing the Wild West: (Wounded Knee, Buffalo Bill & the 1893 Colombian Expo)
Apr 26, 2021“I wish to impress upon your minds that what you are about to witness is not a performance in the common sense of the term.” This is the story of the Wild West’s end and the close of the frontier. T...
88: “The Last Frontier:” The Purchase of Alaska and the Klondike Gold Rush
Apr 12, 2021“This is my last opportunity to make a big haul. Alaska is the last West.” This is the story of the US purchase of Alaska and the famous Klondike Gold Rush. Russia needs funds and sees its territory...
87: Gunslingers & Outlaws (pt 2): Pearl Hart, Tombstone, Jesse James, B. Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Mar 29, 2021“The fight’s commenced. Go to fighting or get away!” This is the story of more gunslinging and heists. Pearl Hart needs to see her mother; is a stagecoach robbery the answer? The Earps Brothers and Do...