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86: Gunslingers & Outlaws (pt 1): The Second Industrial Revolution, Sam Bass & Billy the Kid
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2021-03-15
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85: Transcontinental Railroad (pt 3): The Central Pacific, Chinese Workers, & The Golden Spike
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2021-03-01
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84: Transcontinental Railroad (pt 2): Dr. Thomas Durant, The Union Pacific & “Hell on Wheels”
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2021-02-15
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83: Transcontinental Railroad (pt 1): Industrialization, Ted Judah & The Rise of the Central Pacific
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2021-02-01
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82: Best Mini Episodes and Cold Opens of 2020
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2021-01-18
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81: Epilogue to Volume 6: Reconstruction and The Indian Wars
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2021-01-04
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80: “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus:” A History
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2020-12-21
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79: The Indian Wars (Part 3): Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce & Standing Bear’s Fight for Civil Rights
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2020-12-07
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78: The Indian Wars (Part 2): The Battle of the Little Bighorn (the Greasy Grass)
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2020-11-23
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77: The Indian Wars (Part 1): The U.S.-Dakota War
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2020-11-09
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76: Reconstruction (Part 4): The Battle of Liberty Place and the Mississippi Plan
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2020-10-26
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75: Reconstruction (Part 3): The Rise of the KKK and the First Black Men in Government
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2020-10-12
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74: Reconstruction (Part 2): The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant
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2020-09-28
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73: Reconstruction (Part 1): The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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2020-09-14
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72: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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2020-08-31
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71: Revisiting the Hamilton/Burr Duel: An Affair of Honor
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2020-08-17
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70: Epilogue: The Civil War Comes to a Close
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2020-08-03
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69: Surrender at Appomattox: The Last Days of the Civil War
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2020-07-20
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68: Sherman's March to the Sea and the Thirteenth Amendment
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2020-07-06
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67: Ending 1864: The Battles of the Crater, Mobile Bay, Centralia, and Franklin
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2020-06-22
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