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329: Great, Small and Other Expectations: Charles Dickens and His History with America

329: Great, Small and Other Expectations: Charles Dickens and His History with America

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329: Great, Small and Other Expectations: Charles Dickens and His History with America

FromBackStory

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Charles Dickens died 150 years ago this month. A famous chronicler and critic of English industrial capitalism, Dickens was also immensely popular in the United States. But in an age of widespread debate about slave versus wage labor, his writings meant different things to different readers. 


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Bright White by Podington Bear

Outmoded Waltz by Podington Bear

Quatrefoil by Podington Bear

Theme in G by Podington Bear

Refraction by Podington Bear

Stages of Awakening by Podington Bear

Associations by Podington Bear

Arboles by Podington Bear
Released:
Jun 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes history engaging and fun.