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Join renegade historian Annette Laing (PhD) and her wit for a wild ride through US & UK history,  how historians think, and what this does for *you*
Apr 12, 2021
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Turning Point
ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Unexpected violence in 1917, and an unexpected museum in 2025
Sep 20 • Annette Laing
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Man in Occupied City
ANNETTE TELLS TALES When troops took over Boston, a humble workingman found himself involved. And found himself.
Sep 16 • Annette Laing
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Up, Up, and Away
ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Modes of transportation, mounds of disappointment, a fond farewell to Mr. Library, and an encounter of the Nonnie kind
Sep 13 • Annette Laing
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The Sort-of Syllabus
Let's stop talking history, and take stock
Sep 9 • Annette Laing
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Travels with Hoosen
ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Quick thoughts on a writer's road trip in an America in crisis (1961)
Sep 6 • Annette Laing
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Arthur of Camelot (historian)
MEET THE HISTORIANS!/ANNETTE TELLS TALES Biased hack or legit scholar? Either way, this historian is in our heads
Sep 2 • Annette Laing
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No Labor Today
But hands up if you would care to meet!
Aug 30 • Annette Laing
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BLITZED: Americans and Brits in London, 1940
ANNETTE TELLS TALES How people learn what they can get used to, and what they can accomplish
Aug 26 • Annette Laing
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History: A Context
Annette lectures in 1990s Georgia
Aug 23 • Annette Laing
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