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The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

By: Michael Patrick Cullinane
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  • The Gilded Age and Progressive Era is a free podcast about the seismic transitions that took place in the United States from the 1870s to 1920s. It's for students, teachers, researchers, history buffs, and anyone who wants to learn more about how our past connects us to the present. It is hosted by Michael Patrick Cullinane, a professor of U.S. history and the author of several books about American politics and international relations.

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  • Mining the Irish West

    Mining the Irish West
    Apr 30 2024

    The Irish are best known for migrating to American cities along the east coast, notably Boston and New York. Dr. Alan Noonan joins the show to explain how the Irish also moved to the American West, and settled among mining communities in places like Butte and Virginia City. Noonan's narrative is rich with stories about race, class, religion, and imagined communities, making his book a must read for scholars of industrialization and migration.


    Essential Reading:


    Alan J. M. Noonan, Mining Irish-American Lives: Western Communities from 1849 to 1920 (2022).


    Recommended Reading:


    Michael MacGowan, The Hard Road to Klondike (2003).


    Kerby A. Miller, Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America (1988).


    Janet Floyd, Claims and Speculation: Mining and Writing in the Gilded Age (2012).


    Elliot J. Gorn, Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America (2015).


    David M. Emmons, The Butte Irish: Class and Ethnicity in an American Mining Town, 1875-1920 (1989).


    Liping Zhu, A Chinaman's Chance: The Chinese on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier (2000).


    J. Anthony Lukas, Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets off a Struggle for the Soul of America (1998).



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    1 hr
  • Chasing Beauty

    Chasing Beauty
    Apr 16 2024

    There are a few people that embody a period. Isabella Stewart Gardner knew many of the the movers and shakers of the Gilded Age and lived from 1840-1924. Her story, and her compulsion to buy the art of the age, makes her a great lens through which to understand the Gilded Age. Dr. Natalie Dykstra joins the show to discuss her latest biography of Bella.


    Essential Reading:


    Natalie Dykstra, Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner (2024).


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    47 mins
  • Missionary Diplomacy

    Missionary Diplomacy
    Apr 2 2024

    Thousands of Christian missionaries left the United States in search of souls to save. They often found trouble. And almost always became non-governmental diplomats, whether as translators or unofficial representatives. Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz joins the show to explain how they influenced international relations in unexpected ways.


    Essential Reading:


    Emily Conroy-Krutz, Missionary Diplomacy: Religion and Nineteenth-Century American Foreign Relations (2024).


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    53 mins
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Compelling and Insightful Podcast

After completing the HBO series "The Gilded Age", I wanted to learn more about the time period and found this podcast. I caught up on the entire series in about 2 weeks. Each episode covers a new topic about the era and many of the topics are completely new to me (like trash service - who would have thought that trash service could be interesting?). The guest scholars are interesting and insightful. Michael Patrick Cullinane is amazing. I wish I was able to sit in one of his history classes. I am truly grateful to this podcast for unleashing my inner history nerd!

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