In this episode of ITPL, we focus on Alexander Hamilton. You may have noticed that Hamilton has become the hottest Founder in recent years – and it’s all due to the smash Broadway hit, “Hamilton: The Musical.”
So here’s the lineup:
1. First, I provide a brief backgrounder on the remarkable life of Alexander Hamilton. 2. Second, I sit down with historian Stephen F. Knott to discuss his book, Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance that Forged America (Sourcebooks, 2015). He and his co-author Tony Williams argue that the relationship between Washington and Hamilton had a major impact on the outcome of the American Revolution and the subsequent creation of the American republic.
3. Finally, I drop by the one permanent site in Manhattan that’s dedicated to the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury. It’s the Hamilton Grange in Harlem. I speak with National Park Service ranger Liam Strain about the site’s history and how “Hamilton: The Musical” has dramatically increased visitor traffic at the site. You can find show notes for this episode and more information about the podcast at www.InThePastLane.com
In The Past Lane is a production of Snoring Beagle International, Ltd.
About Stephen F. Knott – website
About the Hamilton Grange – website
Further Reading
Stephen F. Knott and Tony Williams, Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance that Forged America (Sourcebooks, 2015)
Ronald Chernow, Alexander Hamilton (Penguin, 2004)
Joseph J. Ellis, The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 (2015)
Thomas Fleming, The Great Divide: The Conflict between Washington and Jefferson that Defined a Nation (2015)
Joanne B. Freeman, Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic
Robert Middlekauff, The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 (2005)
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, Hamilton: The Revolution (2016)
John Sedgwick, War of Two: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel that Stunned the Nation (2015)
Jim Beckerman, “Hamilton Tourist Sites in New Jersey Ride the Wave of the Hit Musical,” Associated Press, Jun 12, 2016
Linda Flanagan, “How Teachers Are Using ‘Hamilton’ the Musical in the Classroom,” KQED.org
Valerie Strauss, “The unusual way Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ is teaching U.S. history to kids,” Washington Post, June 28, 2016
Music for This Episode
Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com)
Kevin McCleod, “Impact Moderato” (Free Music Archive)
Doctor Turtle, “Often Outmumbled Never Outpunned” (Free Music Archive)
Lee Rosevere, “Going Home” (Free Music Archive)
The Bell, ”On The Street,” (Free Music Archive)
The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive)
Production Credits
Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer
Associate Producer, Devyn McHugh
Technical Advisors: Holly Hunt and Jesse Anderson
Photographer: John Buckingham
Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci
Website by: ERI Design
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