You’re History

Our resident history wonks John Foster and Traci Hoffman like big books and they cannot lie. So when Ron Chernow writes an 1,100-page biography of President Ulysses Grant, they don’t just read it. They want to tell you all about it!

This time, they’re discussing:

1. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. (Yes, they discuss the musical. No, neither John nor Traci try to sing anything from it.)
2. The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke by Andrew Lawler
3. Grant by Ron Chernow
4. My Dear Hamilton by Laura Kaye and Stephanie Dray Listen

Listen and learn who wrote John’s favorite presidential memoir and why John White was a terrible grandfather. And come back for more You’re History every month.

Our resident history wonks John Foster and Traci Hoffman welcome you to our new vlog, You’re History!

Traci is fascinated by royal history and John never passes up an opportunity to mention Samuel Pepys, so we’re launching with some royal reads and British hits including

1. Young Elizabeth: The Making of the Queen by Kate Williams
2. The History of England Vol. VI: Innovation by Peter Ackroyd
3. Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis

Discover fun historical tidbits like what Queen Elizabeth I said after the death of Mary, Queen of Scots, or why it’s the Stamp Tax (of all things) that riled up the Americans. And come back for more You’re History every month.