One hundred fifty years ago, folks in Pennsylvania, Australia, Chicago and Iowa had strong opinions about Syracuse salt producers and the tariffs they favored. In this episode, Hugh endeavors to explain why that matters to our interpretation of the nineteenth century.
Follow along with the show notes.
44: Mustapha Kemal Jape
43: The Death of Rev. Samuel J. May, Part 2
42: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
41: The Death of Rev. Samuel J. May, Part 1
40: Gerrit Smith, Horace Greeley and Obscure Politics
38: RECALLING THE GREAT FAKE
37: Salt Spat, Part 1
36: Devil's Fiddle
35: Ham and Eggs For Two
34: Flame Wars
33: April 7, 1871
32: Fire Engines, Drunks and the Boys Jumping On the Cars
31: Irish Soda Bread
30: Dr. Platto
29: Big Day For Crime in Syracuse
28: The Relative Valuation of Little Girls and Bears
27: Halfway Through Reconstruction
26 - Statues and Asses
25: All the Difference in the World, Part 2
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