[Ohiogift] National History Club News - May 31, 2018, update

Thu May 31 16:55:40 EDT 2018

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May 2018

The Veterans History Project

DePaul University

Ben Franklin's World

        Scars of Independence - America's Violent Birth                    
            Written by Holger Hoock            

            Broadway Books | Paperback | 978-0-8041-3730-0 | $18.00            

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            By award-winning historian Holger Hoock, Scars of Independence is a magisterial new work that rewrites the story of America's founding. The American Revolution is often portrayed as orderly, marked by bravery and nobility in the face of oppression. But Scars of Independence forces a more honest appraisal, revealing the inherent tensions between moral purpose and violent tendencies in America's past. In so doing, it offers a new origins story that is both relevant and necessary--an important reminder that forging a nation is rarely bloodless.            

            "In this bracing and convincing book, Holger Hoock gives us an original and thought-provoking account of the violent nature of the founding of our country. We cannot understand our past or our present without grappling with the profound issues that Hoock raises here." -- Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion            

            "This timely, powerful book reveals a side of America's founding too often forgotten . . . Hoock's careful research and vivid writing bring to life a history at once gripping, challenging, and essential."  -- Maya Jasanoff, Harvard University, and author of Liberty's Exiles            

            Educators: To request a complimentary examination copy to review for classroom use, please contact us at K12education at edu.penguinrandomhouse.com or call us toll free at (844) 851-3955.            

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The Veterans History Project

            On April 28, 2018, Brownsburg High School's History Club teamed up with U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly's Office at Brownsburg Meadows to help with the Veterans History Project. The Veterans History Project, which is directed by the Library of Congress, gives students the opportunity to interview America's veterans from World War II to as recent as the Persian Gulf War. Members of the History Club thoroughly enjoyed getting to interact with America's veterans and hear about their military experiences. The interviews held between the veterans and History Club members, after review, will be archived in the Library of Congress so future generations can learn about what life was like for these veterans.  You can check out the Library of Congress website for more information!            

DePaul University

            The History Department at DePaul offers a full, rich curriculum in undergraduate and graduate education. In addition to its strong undergraduate (B.A.) program with its standard, public, pre-law, and secondary education concentrations, the department offers a minor in Museum Studies, an M.A. degree, and combined BA/MA degrees in secondary education, in journalism, and international studies. The Department offers courses in a broad array of historical topics, spanning geographic, chronological, and theoretical concerns. The Department is also closely linked to a wide variety of interdisciplinary programs within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, so students have many opportunities to pursue the ways that history intersects with other topics and interests. Courses are small, so students have contact with their professors, both in and out of class.            

            The department is dedicated to providing a first-rate experience to our undergraduate majors and minors and graduate students. An Annual Student History Conference featuring student papers is held in the Spring Quarter. The Department also sponsors career-related activities, a History Society, and a chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the National Honor Society for History.            

            The department's roughly 35 full and part-time faculty are engaged scholar-teachers, committed to maintaining active scholarly agendas and integrating their research and teaching. Recent publications by faculty members include prominent books, chapters, and journal articles. DePaul history professors have received federal, state, private and university based grants in recognition of the value of their research.            

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Ben Franklin's World

            The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture (OI) is delighted to announce that Ben Franklin's World, our collaboration with creator and producer Liz Covart, has been named Best History Podcast. Ben Franklin's World placed first amongst ten finalists that included media giants such as Dan Carlin's Hardcore History and Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History.            

            You can join Liz and her guests each week for a fresh look at the world of early America. With nearly 200 episodes already available and new shows released each Tuesday, Ben Franklin's World explores an extraordinary number of topics.            

            Take an insider's tour of George Washington's Mount Vernon with Douglas Bradburn (episode 183), explore Muslim and Morisco culture in Colonial Spanish America with Karoline Cook (episode 185), negotiate the Politics of Tea with Mary Beth Norton (episode 160), and consider the history of abolition with Manisha Sinha (episode 142).            

            Also, of course, explore our two series within the show that focus on the historian's craft. Each episode of the show marked Doing History examines a facet of how historians approach and solve problems, and each episode marked Doing History: To the Revolution! examines a different approach--and understanding of--the American Revolution. You can download both series when you download Ben Franklin's World from Apple Podcasts or another provider.            

            And don't forget to join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook group. We'd love to hear more from you.            

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