Ed AyersinNew American HistoryThe Era Without a NameThere’s no single place to learn about the first six decades of the 19th century. So I traveled to the sites where that history happened.Jan 172Jan 172
Ed AyersinNew American HistoryBeyond DispossessionAt public history sites around the country, simplistic representations of Native Americans are giving way to a much more complex story.Dec 6, 20231Dec 6, 20231
Ed AyersinNew American HistoryWhere Kansas BledHow can one place represent the complexity of the Civil War’s beginnings?Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023
Ed AyersinNew American HistoryBorderland StoriesWhat we remember when we remember the Alamo.Nov 13, 20233Nov 13, 20233
Ed AyersinNew American HistoryThe Richest Square Mile on EarthAlmost by accident, we find ourselves at the epicenter of the Colorado Gold Rush, which attracted prospectors to the Rockies after ‘49.Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023
Ed AyersinNew American HistoryOregon TrailsAfter navigating a minor hiccup in our own provisioning process, we set out for the West on what would be our longest trip yet.Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023
Ed AyersinNew American HistoryEdgar Allan Poe’s AmericaTracing the life of the author who seemed to be from both everywhere and nowhere.Oct 2, 20236Oct 2, 20236
Ed AyersinNew American HistoryMettlesome, Mad, Extravagant CityIn the streets of New York, we try to imagine the city as Walt Whitman, and other artists of his time, experienced it.Sep 21, 20238Sep 21, 20238
Ed AyersinNew American HistoryA Gateway to the PastThe Arch in St. Louis stands as a monument to contradictory histories.Sep 13, 2023Sep 13, 2023
