VII.   In the first of two parts, author and former CIA officer Nicholas Reynolds explores Hemingway’s dalliances with espionage from the Spanish Civil War to World War Two.

VI.   In the second of two parts, author and former CIA officer Nicholas Reynolds explores Hemingway’s remarkable experiences with espionage during World War Two, the Cold War, and his years in Cuba.

When does the US have a “civics” crisis?  Columnist Max Boot suggests that perhaps when more Americans can identify Michael Jackson as the composer of ‘Beat It’ and ‘Billie Jean’ than can identify the Bill of Rights as a body of amendments to the U.S. Constitution!  In The Washington Post, Boot writes that “historians need to speak to a larger public … and students need to grasp the importance of studying history, not only for their own future but for the country’s, too.”

IV.   

1) History Relevance:  In the second of two parts, learn more about the enterprising effort by public historians to increase awareness and learning of American history.  These experts seek to change the popular perception of history, increase educational roles of museums, historical societies, cultural sites, and others, and to better augment the history that is taught in classrooms.

2) Mercy Otis Warren:  Professor Rosemarie Zagarri, author of a biography of Warren, discusses this extraordinary female patriot, her complex relationship with John Adams, and the role she played by writing the first full history of the American Revolution.

I.  Introduction to "Historic Matters," an exciting new podcast on American history, including:

• David McCullough, writer of great histories, and his essay "History and Knowing Who We Are"
• Professor Colin Calloway on George Washington and America's native nations