Hamilton, Burr, and the Murder of Elma Sands
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In our fourth season premiere we dig into the 1799 murder of Elma Sands, a young woman whose body was found in the Manhattan Well. With a boardinghouse full of suspects—none of whom can be trusted—the trial was always going to be a sensation. But with the accused killer Levi Weeks being defended by the dream team of rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, it became a truly dramatic event.Enter to win our Season 4 3-book giveaway! https://kingsumo.com/g/k3clkv/3-book-giveaway-plodding-through-the-presidents-season-4Sign up for History Camp America on November 5th! Use promo code PLODDING22 for $5 off! https://historycamp.org/events/history-camp-america-2022/Listen to the podcast Fresh Hell at https://freshhellpodcast.com/Consider joining our Patreon family at https://www.patreon.com/ploddingthroughthepresidentsCheck out our merch store! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/plodding-through-the-presidents?ref_id=24294
We're sharing the first episode of a new podcast we think you'll enjoy. It's called "Country Over Self: Defining Moments in American History."
In each episode of this miniseries, host Matt Blumberg interviews a different presidential historian about a pivotal moment when a president chose to put...
Published 11/01/24
We’re joined by Savannah Eccles Johnston (savypolitics on Instagram and cohost of the new podcast This Constitution) to talk about the formation of the American presidency, checks and balances, and the death of institutions at the hands of partisanship. First we take a look at what the American...
Published 10/22/24