Creating a Nation Series: This distinguished speaker series will spotlight the tumultuous period of American history following the Revolution, when the young Country was becoming a Nation, thus encouraging a deeper understanding of our origins and identity.
The Founding Generation created a rare democratic republic in a world of monarchies based on debate, compromise, and public opinion. In the first half of the nineteenth century, they tested this system, leading to civil war, highlighted by physical violence in Congress. Dr. Joanne Freeman, Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University examines what these events reveal about American politics and democracy, past and present. Freeman authored the award-winning Affairs of Honor and edited Alexander Hamilton: Writings and The Essential Hamilton. Her latest book, The Field of Blood, was a Lincoln Prize finalist and a New York Times “best book.” She co-hosted the podcast “Now & Then” with Heather Cox Richardson and hosts the weekly webcast “History Matters.”