A Life Built on Rails: The Story of Herman Haupt I was born in 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a city buzzing with possibility. From...

The Life of “Stonewall” Jackson: A Man of Faith, War, and Contradictions Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, in...

A Southern Son of the Union (1805–1825) Robert Anderson was born on June 14, 1805, in Louisville, Kentucky, a border state torn between...

The Life of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Perseverance The log cabin sat deep in the rolling forests of Kentucky, its rough-hewn walls...

The Little Giant: The Life of Stephen A. Douglas The morning of April 23, 1813, dawned over a modest farmhouse in Brandon, Vermont, as a...

The Election of 1892: Harrison’s Defeat and Cleveland’s Return The presidential election of 1892 was a historic rematch between incumbent...

The Unlikely President: The Life of Grover Cleveland On a crisp March morning in 1837, in a small house in Caldwell, New Jersey, a baby...

Horace Mann: The Man Who Built America's Public Schools A Boy Who Hungered for Knowledge The sun was barely rising over Franklin,...

Radio Broadcast: The Great Economic Showdown – Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx (Upbeat, patriotic theme music plays as the show begins) HOST:...

The Energy Wars Radio Broadcast: "The Forgotten Genius: Lewis Howard Latimer" HOST:   Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the show!...

Pre-Industrial Food Systems Before the Industrial Revolution Before the Industrial Revolution, food systems were built on traditional...

The Accidental Fire: The Mesopotamian Who Discovered Petroleum Could Burn A Young Man’s Mistake The scorching sun hung high over the city...

Introduction to the Cotton Kingdom The rise of the Cotton Kingdom in the United States was a defining factor in the economic, social, and...

A Merchant’s Journey Westward: The Road to Opportunity )(True Story) The morning fog hung low over the town of Cumberland, Maryland, as...

The Sparks of a New Language: Samuel Morse and the Birth of Morse Code The sea stretched endlessly before him, its dark waves rolling...

The Man Who Stole the Mill: Samuel Slater’s Industrial Espionage (1789-1790) The damp air inside the Derbyshire textile mill smelled of...

Hero’s Whirling Wonder: The Story of Alexandria’s Aeolipile In the grand city of Alexandria, where the great Library of Alexandria housed...

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Greatest Inventors Before the Revolution Innovation has always been the foundation of human...

The Industrial Revolution Spreads to Europe (1770-1790) The Industrial Revolution, which had its roots in Britain during the mid-18th...

The Life of Adam Smith and the Creation of The Wealth of Nations It was a cold winter’s day in 1723 when Adam Smith was born in the small...