The History Book

Join The History Book and Marshall Wesley’s Campus Minister Benjamin Wells as we discuss the railroad industry, regulations, and the Staggers Act of 1980!

Join The History Book as Jacob discusses the life and death of the (rumored) first female serial killer in the United States. This episode also briefly covers the formation of Highways and roads and the history of Charleston, SC!

Join The History Book as we dive into the life and death of the American Poet Edgar Allan Poe! This episode includes a talk on the effects of Tuberculosis on not only Poe but the whole United States as well as the mystery that surrounds Poe Death!

Join The History Book as we learn about the Convention that would send Abraham Lincoln into the White House and how he brought his rivals into his cabinet!

Join Jacob and special guest Austin Jeffers as they discuss the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie!

Join The History Book as we discuss the flood that destroyed the town of Johnstown, PA! This episode will also cover the lives of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Frick and the Red Cross!

Join The History Book as Jacob covers the Praying Indians, the missionary work of John Eliot, and King Philip’s War!

Join “The History Book!” as Jacob discusses the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and the song made famous by Gordon Lightfoot! Enjoy!!!!

Join Jacob today as he answers some of the submitted questions by the viewers and discuss one of the first sex scandals in the US, “mythical” creatures, and ideas that have formed a nation! Enjoy!

Join in and listen as host Jacob Thomas details the events leading up to and surrounding the July 1863 Draft Riots in New York during the American Civil War. This episode also dives into the aftermath and effects of the riots on the city as well!