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035 – Source Notes

May 21, 2017Uncategorizedwhhpodcast

Ribbon for a Harrison Campaign Rally, 1840, courtesy of Wikipedia

If you’d like to learn more about Ron’s research on the 1840 campaign, the best source is of course his book. The Carnival Campaign is available at Barnes & Noble or other booksellers.

For other interviews with Ron:

NPR’s All Things Considered interview with Ron Shafer, 6 Nov 2016
C-SPAN interview with Ron Shafer, 9 Dec 2016

Audio for this episode was edited by Andrew Pfannkuche.

035 – Interview with Ron Shafer

May 21, 2017Uncategorizedandrew jackson, election of 1840, election of 1844, henry clay, Horace Greeley, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, martin van buren, panic of 1837, Ron Shafer, William Henry Harrisonwhhpodcast

Ron Shafer, author of The Carnival Campaign, shares his insight into the 1840 presidential campaign, some of the prominent figures and circumstances of the time, and how he feels that William Henry Harrison is the figure from the 1840 campaign that people should know more about. During the course of the interview, Ron brings in his experience as a former Wall Street Journal reporter and editor, in particular his writing the page one column The Washington Wire, to share with listeners how the 1840 campaign in particular and early American politics in particular compares with our own time.

More information about this episode can be found at http://whhpodcast.blubrry.com.

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034 – Source Notes

May 13, 2017Uncategorizedwhhpodcast

Bemis, Samuel Flagg. John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1956.
Berton, Pierre. The Invasion of Canada, 1812-1813. Toronto: Anchor Canada, 2001 [1980].
Borneman, Walter R. 1812: The War That Forged a Nation. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
Cleaves, Freeman. Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time. Newtown, CT: American Political Biography Press, 2010 [1939].
Collins, George C, ed. Fifty Reasons why the Honorable Henry Clay Should Be Elected President of the United States. By an Irish Adopted Citizen. Baltimore, MD: Murphy, 1844.
Esdaile, Charles. Napoleon’s Wars: An International History. New York: Penguin, 2007.
Hopkins, James F, ed. The Papers of Henry Clay: Volume I, The Rising Statesman 1797-1814. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press, 1959.
Ketcham, Ralph. James Madison: A Biography. Charlottesville, VA and London: University Press of Virginia, 1994 [1971].
Latimer, Jon. 1812: War With America. Cambridge, MA and London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007. Nagel, Paul C. John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1997.
Remini, Robert V. Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union. New York: W W Norton & Co, 1991.
Risjord, Norman K. “Election of 1812.” History of American Presidential Elections 1789-1968: Volume I. Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr, ed. New York: Chelsea House and McGraw-Hill, 1971. p. 249-296.
Rutland, Robert Allen. The Presidency of James Madison. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1990.
US Census Bureau. “Table 16. Population: 1790 to 1990.” United States Summary. 26 August 1993. https://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/files/table-16.pdf. Last Accessed: 10 April 2017.

The music sample from this episode came from the Henry Clay APUSH Video by Ben Glasser available on YouTube which is a highly recommended, humorous ode to Clay’s accomplishments. Believe me, the tune’s addictive.

And finally, for those interested, the t-shirts mentioned in the episode:


Andrew‘s 1844 Clay Campaign Shirt	My 1840 Tippecanoe Campaign Shirt

034 – Mr. Speaker to Mr. Diplomat

May 13, 2017UncategorizedDeWitt Clinton, Election of 1812, henry clay, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Treaty of Ghent, War of 1812, William Henry Harrisonwhhpodcast

The Star of the West, Henry Clay, heads east as he is appointed as a peace commissioner and sent to Ghent, Belgium to negotiate with the British to end a war that was not going all that well (except for, of course, in the campaigns led by General William Henry Harrison). Before heading off to Europe though, Clay also had his first brush with presidential politics as he was offered a place on a presidential ticket. Sources used for this episode can be found at http://whhpodcast.blubrry.com.