Review of Colonial and Revolutionary America - Wonderful,

Wonderful, fascinating, entertaining

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“Jack Rakove is a natural educator in the sense that he brings out the best in his material and his (usually inaudible) students. He's erudite, witty, incredibly well-read, a polymath who isn't afraid to bring Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper into a discussion on what it is historians do, or Alfred Crosby (the man Jared Diamond stole all his ideas from) on the science of early history. Grab this and listen to it over and over (I'm on my third listening now).”

simonpride via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/03/13

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Good, but....

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“His economic analysis is completely............positivistic. I enjoy his history, but he gaffs whenever he errs into econ. How is slavery capitalistic? Is it supposed to be capitalistic because someone profits from work? If so, how is this "capitalistic" production different from any other...”Read full review »

Shaolin Ninja via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/09/11

You know when your focus has gone off the rails when...

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“...your early American history course talks about Obama more than Adams and Vietnam more than Yorktown. I know Vietnam was an all-consuming event for the 60's burnout, but come on, give it a rest. Otherwise, an interesting course.”

Poopertrooperscooper via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/27/12

History comes alive

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“I picked this up as a companion piece to Professor Rakove's 4 part series with other prominent history professors/authors. He is an excellent lecturer with a wonderful sense of humor. After listening to this course and his 4 part series I've developed a renewed interest in this whole period of...”Read full review »

Carrie Ciocco via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/22/10

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