Early American historian and renowned Thomas Jefferson scholar Francis Cogliano joins us to talk about his new edited collection,&nbsp;The American Revolution at 250: Twenty-Four Historians Reflect on the Founding. His collection offers an insightful glimpse into the current state of scholarship on the American Revolution, but he also humanizes these historians by asking them to reflect on what the American Revolution has meant to them. In the course of our conversation we talk about the historical discipline, the 1619 Project, Gordon Wood, and American civil religion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Early American historian and renowned Thomas Jefferson scholar Francis Cogliano joins us to talk about his new edited collection,&nbsp;The American Revolution at 250: Twenty-Four Historians Reflect on the Founding. His collection offers an insightful glimpse into the current state of scholarship on the American Revolution, but he also humanizes these historians by asking them to reflect on what the American Revolution has meant to them. In the course of our conversation we talk about the historical discipline, the 1619 Project, Gordon Wood, and American civil religion.
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Episode 138: "Historians and America's 250th"

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