Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2033: Milton Grosvenor Howe
Posted on · Episode: 2033 Milton Grosvenor Howe’s remarkable drafting textbook. Today, an intimate look at America emerging.
Tag: civil war
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2022: Alexander W. Brandon
Posted on · Episode: 2022 Alexander W. Brandon’s, and my father’s, old surveying book. Today, another ghost in an old book.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2545: Milton Bradley
Posted on · Episode: 2545 Game Maker Milton Bradley. Today, a game maker.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3218: Dylan’s Education
Posted on · Episode: 3218 Bob Dylan’s Self-Education. Today, Dylan goes to school.
Houston Matters
Coming To Terms With The South And Confederate Symbols
Posted on · History professor Dr. Elizabeth Varon discusses the lingering notions of why the Civil War was fought and how they inform the battle over Confederate symbols.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Deer Park Fire Update, And Coming To Terms With The South (March 19, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: An update on the fire at a Deer Park chemical facility, details on how Proposition B will be implemented, and a discussion on lingering notions of the reasons behind the Civil War.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1632: The Sunken Monitor
Posted on · Episode: 1632 Rediscovering the sunken Union Monitor. Today, we find the first modern warship — on the ocean floor.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1623: Joel Dorman and Esther Steele
Posted on · Episode: 1623 The textbooks of J. Dorman and Esther Steele. Today, we meet two very special teachers.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1617: Connections
Posted on · Episode: 1617 Reflections on the dicey question of cause and effect in history. Today, the connections problem.
Houston Matters
How A Freed Slave Disguised Herself as A Man And Fought with The Buffalo Soldiers
Posted on · In her historical fiction novel, "Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen," writer Sarah Bird builds on the true story of Cathay Williams.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1521: John P. Parker
Posted on · Episode: 1521 John P. Parker, slave, freedom-fighter, inventor, and businessman. Today, we follow a slave out of slavery.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1496: Mrs. Greenhow, Confederate Spy
Posted on · Episode: 1496 Mrs. Greenhow, the first great Confederate spy. Today, we meet a Confederate spy.
Texas Elections 2018
How The Civil War Led To A Weak Governor’s Office In Texas
Posted on · What does the Governor actually do?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3138: Messines Explosion
Posted on · Episode: 3138 The once-greatest man-made explosion in the Battle of Messines Ridge. Today, a very big explosion.
News
Protesters Topple Confederate Statue In North Carolina
Posted on · After the events in Charlottesville protesters in North Carolina tore down a confederate statue.