A Gentleman's History

By Joey HarrisHistory

A Gentleman's History episodes

November 02 A Brief History of Massachusetts
Massachusetts, the Bay State: from the Mayflower and Plymouth in 1620 and the Boston Tea Party to the shot heard round the world at Lexington and Concord, and ratification on February 6, 1788.
10 min
October 30 A Brief History of Connecticut
Connecticut, the Constitution State: from the Fundamental Orders of 1639 and the Charter Oak to the Connecticut Compromise, Nathan Hale, and the workshops and shipyards that built a nation.
10 min
October 29 A Brief History of Georgia
Georgia, the Empire State of the South: from Oglethorpe's 1733 Savannah settlement and the cotton empire to Sherman's March, Sweet Auburn, and Martin Luther King Jr.
10 min
October 28 A Brief History of New Jersey
New Jersey, the crossroads state: from Washington's crossing at Trenton and Edison at Menlo Park to the Garden State shore and diners of today.
9 min
October 27 A Brief History of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, the Keystone State: from William Penn's holy experiment and Philadelphia's founding documents to Valley Forge, Gettysburg, and the coal and steel that built a nation.
8 min
October 26 A Brief History of Delaware
Delaware, the first state: from its Dutch and Swedish colonial roots to ratifying the Constitution on December 7, 1787.
8 min

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To make a man well-spoken. History in quick bits — people, moments, and ideas worth knowing, narrated in a measured documentary style.