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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 44 MIN

Finding Our Balance: 1693-1763

from A Practical Guide to American History · host The Americana Scrapbook

How does the culture of a society develop? What factors in the 18th century convened to create more egalitarian conditions? How did people work and live? What was America's evolving relationship to the wider world?Feat. fraternal organizations, taverns, coffeehouses, accusations of libel, the origins of Yankee Doodle, the minuet, evangelicals, Daniel Boone, and French raiding parties.Further reading 📚: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GJ22LV0dRfxz1NSWNmJznBpIMvoiuiizWqOqoDE49Eg/edit?usp=sharingEra playlist 🎧: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ZmdQSewXQUmI842flmd7USubstack 📨: https://americanascrapbook.substack.com/All these episodes will always be free... but if you enjoyed it, maybe you'd want to take the time to Buy Me a Coffee ☕️?: buymeacoffee.com/guidetoamericanhistory

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