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- 1.8: Mary Rowlandson, Chronicler of King Philip's War
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Amidst the deadliest per capita conflict in the colonial era, Mary Rowlandson, wife of a prominent minister, was captured by enemy forces in what history has recorded as King Philip's War. She was moved constantly during her 12-weeks as a prisoner, but her experiences, and strong faith, formed the basis of the book she wrote about her ordeal. This book even formed the basis of a new literary genre, one in which contrasting cultures were highlighted, but not always understood. This episode of History: Beyond the Textbook uses Mary's experiences as the context of understanding the destructive nature of King Philip's War, and the consequences that it wrought.
Key People
Mary Rowlandson, Colonial prisoner-of-war
Metacomet, leader of Indigenous forces during King Philip's War
Weetamoo, leader of Pocasset forces during King Philip's War
Key Event
King Philip's WarWe're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Feel free to contact us with feedback or questions by clicking the "Send Us a Text" link or email us at: [email protected]36 min - 1.7: Chief Canaqueese, Fighter and Orator of the Haudenosaunee
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Their homelands stood at a crucial chokepoint between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, placing them in a unique position to either negotiate for what they wanted...or take it by force. These options of diplomacy or violence best describes the subject of this episode: Chief Canaqueese, a man of Mohawk and Dutch lineage who engaged in plenty of each during his lifetime. His life of warfare, mixed with a desire to attempt to end this continual way of life, provides a vantage point through which to explore the Haudenosaunee and the power they held along the North American interior in the 1600's and 1700's.
Key People
Chief Canaqueese, Mohawk-Dutch diplomat and fighter
Haudenosaunee, "People of the Longhouse"
Key Events
"Beaver Wars"
"Chimney Speech"
Grand Council of MontrealWe're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Feel free to contact us with feedback or questions by clicking the "Send Us a Text" link or email us at: [email protected]33 min - 1.6: Uncas, Mohegan of the Connecticut River Valley
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Conflict between Indigenous tribes and European settlers is a consistent theme in America's colonial era. Such conflicts often centered around the land: who lived there, who used it, and how it was used. The Pequot War, centered in New England's Connecticut River Valley during the mid-1600's, was no exception. However, like other conflicts, and often to the surprise of modern observers, it did not solely pit Indigenous fighters against their European counterparts as tribes were willing to ally with the English for a variety of reasons. Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegan, consistently aligned his people with colonial interest in New England during this conflict, and continued to do so for the following four decades. This episode of History: Beyond the Textbook focuses on the life of Uncas and demonstrates the lengths that leaders went to ensure the survival of their people in colonial America.
Key People
Uncas, Mohegan Sachem
Miantonomi, Narragansett Sachem
John Mason, English soldier
Key Events
Pequot War
King Philip's WarWe're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Feel free to contact us with feedback or questions by clicking the "Send Us a Text" link or email us at: [email protected]36 min - 1.5: Anne Hutchinson, Rhode Island Rebel
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Free speech is a hallmark of American life enshrined in the Bill of Rights. However, speaking one's mind wasn't always a viable option in the early Puritan communities that dotted New England in the first half of the 1600's. This possibility diminished even further when a woman was the one doing the speaking, and in most instances, challenging the status quo. This episode of History: Beyond the Textbook continues the religious dynamic of our previous episode, and once again explores English settlement of New England, but does so through the lens of Anne Hutchinson, the Rhode Island Rebel.
Key People
Anne Hutchinson, midwife and religious dissenter
John Winthrop, Massachusetts Bay Colony politician
Roger Williams, religious dissenter
Key Events
Antinomian controversy
Banishment of Anne HutchinsonWe're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Feel free to contact us with feedback or questions by clicking the "Send Us a Text" link or email us at: [email protected]32 min - 1.4: Stephen Hopkins, Peacemaker of Plymouth
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The Mayflower left England in 1620 bound for North America with a passenger list that has been categorized as made up of "Saints" and "Strangers." Some were completing this crossing in an effort to separate themselves from what was, in their minds, was a corrupt Church of England, while others made the journey for reasons that weren't explicitly religious. However, one passenger had already made this crossing one decade earlier; this individual previously made his way to Jamestown by way of an unexpected detour of the Caribbean, all the while acquiring skills that would make him an indispensable member of the legendary Plymouth Colony. Episode 1.4 of History: Beyond the Textbook focuses on the adventures of Stephen Hopkins the Peacemaker of Plymouth.
Key People
Stephen Hopkins, religious clerk and entrepreneur
Samoset, Abenaki sagamore
John Rolfe, English businessman
Key Events
Voyage of the Mayflower
Establishment of Plymouth Colony
Jamestown's "Starving Time"We're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Feel free to contact us with feedback or questions by clicking the "Send Us a Text" link or email us at: [email protected]36 min - 1.3: Jean Nicolet, the Negotiator of New France
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Jean Nicolet is generally not the first name that comes to mind as a key player with regard to the topic of French colonization of North America; that honor generally belongs to Samuel de Champlain. However, Nicolet lived among numerous Indigenous nations, learned their languages and customs, and travelled with his Huron companions on the Great Lakes, landing west of Lake Michigan. However, the details of Nicolet's adventure, along with the motivations for this journey, have been misinterpreted for centuries, leading to a misunderstanding as to its true significance. To explore French designs on North America with respect to how they differed from those of England and Spain, as well as a case study in deconstructing beliefs long accepted as fact, episode three of History: Beyond the Textbook explores Jean Nicolet: the Negotiator of New France.
Key People
Jean Nicolet, French interpreter
Samuel de Champlain, French explorer
Key Events
Establishment of New FranceWe're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Feel free to contact us with feedback or questions by clicking the "Send Us a Text" link or email us at: [email protected]30 min - 1.2: Opechancanough, Jamestown's "Pamunkey Prince"
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John Smith, Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas...Opechancanough? The second episode of "History: Beyond the Textbook" shifts the focus to England's colonial efforts in North America, and Jamestown is certainly familiar ground. However, the experiences of Opechancanough, war chief of the Powhatan Confederacy upon English arrival in 1607, provide a glimpse into Indigenous perspectives on these newcomers and allow listeners to examine the origins of what would prove to be numerous conflicts between the two sides. And there's much more to Opechancanough's life than what occurred in Jamestown...
Key People
Opechancanough, Powhatan leader
John Smith, English military officer
King Phillip II, King of Spain
Key Events
Establishment of Jamestown
Anglo-Powhatan WarsWe're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Feel free to contact us with feedback or questions by clicking the "Send Us a Text" link or email us at: [email protected]29 min - Episode 1.1: Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, the Father of Florida
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The phrase "conquistador" is often associated with men like Cortes and Pizarro...men who conquered the great civilizations south of the Rio Grande. But what about the conquistadors who made a name for themselves in what became the United States? In the first episode of "History: Beyond the Textbook," we explore the man who is credited with founding St. Augustine Florida, the oldest European city in the contiguous United States: Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
Key People
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish conquistador
Jean Ribault, French colonial
Key Events
Founding of St. Augustine, FloridaWe're back for Season Four of History: Beyond the Textbook! This season will focus on the stories of individuals who shaped "America's Federalist Era" in the years roughly 1789-1800. The first six episodes will release every Tuesday from October 28-December 2, while the second six episodes will be released every Tuesday from February 17-March 24. Catch up on Season One, "America's Colonial Era," Season Two, "America's Revolution," and Season Three, "America's Crucial Years," wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Feel free to contact us with feedback or questions by clicking the "Send Us a Text" link or email us at: [email protected]31 min
About History: Beyond the Textbook
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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.
Feel free to contact us with feedback and other questions at: [email protected].
Feel free to contact us with feedback and other questions at: [email protected].