From his humble beginnings in the state of Iowa to a prosperous career in international mining, Herbert Hoover would become one of the most beloved figures of the early twentieth century. Using his personal wealth to feed thousands of people, Hoover was considered the ideal presidential candidate in the 1928 election. That year his victory would be so great it would be dubbed “a landslide,” and he appeared set to become one of the most popular presidents of modern time. In 1929 however that all changed as the Great Depression devastated the United States, and millions blamed him for the collapse. Now eighty years later many believe that Herbert Hoover did nothing as his country fell to pieces, however closer inspection changes that narrative in radical ways. On this episode we discuss president Herbert Hoover.
S04E14: Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor and the Second Reich
S04E13: Pocahontas, the Lady of Virginia
S04E12: William Wallace, No Braveheart
S04E11: Denmark Vesey and Slave Rebellion
S04E10: Crazy Horse, Defender of the Plains
S04E09: Captain Edward J. Smith, RMS Titanic
S04E08: George W. Bush: Days of Fire
S04E07: Robert E. Lee, Hero or Traitor?
S04E06: Boudica, Warrior Queen of Britain
S04E04: Pakal, Mayan Overlord
S04E03: Shaka Zulu
S04E02: Vlad Dracula, The Impaler Lord
S04E01: Alexander the Great
S03 Wrap Up
S03E16: Victory at Yorktown?
S03E14: Hessians: Mercenaries, Rebels, and the War for British North America
S03E13: 1779: George Washington Devastates Iroquoia.
S03E12: 1778: A Very Global Affair
S03E11: 1777: The Year of the Hangman, Saratoga
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