Tag Archive for '19th century'

episode 25 (I have not yet begun to rot)

Published on January 31, 2010 in Uncategorized. 7 Comments Tags: 18th Century, 19th century, 20th Century, Ben Franklin, civil war, horace porter, horrible deaths, john paul jones, medal of honor, navy, new jersey, paris, Revolutionary War, teddy roosevelt, war.

I have not yet begun to rot

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episode 24 (the moon in the sun)

Published on January 13, 2010 in Uncategorized. 4 Comments Tags: 19th century, aliens, astronomy, journalism, new york, newspapers, sir john herschel, sir william herschel, the moon, the sun, uranus, yale.

the moon in the sun

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episode 23 (400 words for 79th street)

Published on December 10, 2009 in Uncategorized. 7 Comments Tags: 19th century, 20th Century, anthropology, arctic exploration, burials, Families, fathers, greenland, inuits, manhattan, north pole, robert peary, sons.

400 words for 79th street

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episode 20 (this ungainly fowl)

Published on October 16, 2009 in Uncategorized. 6 Comments Tags: 19th century, baltimore, booze, horrible deaths, maryland, poe, writers.

this ungainly fowl

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episode 17 (plummeting approval)

Published on August 7, 2009 in Uncategorized. 7 Comments Tags: 19th century, celebrities, daredevils, labor, mills, new jersey, new york, niagara falls, rhode island, rochester.

plummeting approval

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episode 14 (the messrs. craft)

Published on July 6, 2009 in Uncategorized. 2 Comments Tags: 19th century, abolitionists, atlanta, Boston, fugitive slave act, Georgia, love, macon, marriage, romance, slavery.

ellen-craft

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episode 13 (high above lake michigan)

Published on June 16, 2009 in Uncategorized. 4 Comments Tags: 19th century, architecture, chicago, eiffel tower, engineering, ferris wheel, novelties, pittsburgh, world's fairs.

high-above-lake-michigan

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Episode 11 (the brothers booth)

Published on May 22, 2009 in Uncategorized. 8 Comments Tags: 19th century, Abraham Lincoln, Actors, Bad Water, civil war, Families, presidents, Theater.

the-brothers-booth

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episode 10 (international brotherhood of mothers)

Published on May 5, 2009 in Uncategorized. 4 Comments Tags: 19th century, civil war, family, holidays, labor, mothers.

anna-jarvis-wide1

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episode 6 (the saddest president)

Published on February 17, 2009 in Uncategorized. 3 Comments Tags: 19th century, alcohol, deaths, franklin pierce, New Hampshire, presidents, trains, washington (the city).

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