In this episode, Dr. Joseph Stoltz sits down with Scott Miller, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Virginia and a former Washington Library research fellow, to discuss his latest findings regarding the economy of the early American Republic.
Joseph Stoltz is a historian and the Deputy Director of Leadership Programs at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon. He is also the author of A Bloodless Victory: The Battle of New Orleans in History and Memory.
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Scott Miller's Top 5 Books About the Early American Economy
The Capital and the Colonies: London and the Atlantic Economy, 1660-1700--Nuala Zahedieh
Creating the Commonwealth: The Economic Culture of Puritan New England--Stephen Innes
A Union of Interests: Political and Economic Thought in Revolutionary America--Cathy D. Matson and Peter S. Onuf
A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise: Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Pennsylvania--Thomas M. Doerflinger
Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence--Bruce H. Mann
**BONUS ARTICLE!!!** "Rethinking the Transition to Capitalism in the Early American Northeast"--Naomi Lamoreaux (Journal of American History, 2003)
Music Provided by Ginger and Dr. David Hildebrand
The Hildebrand's present concerts and educational programs throughout the country for museums, historical societies, national and state historic parks, and universities. David and Ginger’s seven full-length recordings focus mostly on colonial and federal era music, highlighting both classical and folk‑based repertory. David is also a former Washington Library research fellow.