Podcast appearances and mentions of Thomas P Slaughter

This week at In The Past Lane, in honor (if that's the right word) of Tax Day, we take a close look at the history of the fraught relationship between Americans and their taxes. This episode features three segments: 1) an interview with historian William Hogeland about his terrific book on one of the biggest tax revolts in US history, the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. 2) the story of a one-man, one-day tax revolt by Henry David Thoreau that -- eventually -- exerted a tremendous influence on social justice struggles around the world, including women's suffrage and civil rights for African Americans in the US. 3) a fun grab bag of things related to the history of taxes in US history, including - wait for it - a reason to be thankful for taxes ... seriously ... Episode 009 notes and credits Further reading about the history of taxes and tax revolts Charles Adams, Those Dirty Rotten Taxes: The Tax Revolts That Built America (1998). William Hogeland, The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America’s Newfound Sovereignty (2010) Thomas P. Slaughter, The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution (1986) Henry David Thoreau, Walden, Civil Disobedience, and Other Writings, William Rossi, Ed. (2008) Some History Podcasts to Check Out Ben Frankin’s World with Liz Covart http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/ Past Present with Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Petrzela, and Neil Young http://www.pastpresentpodcast.com/ Slate’s History of Slavery with Rebecca Onion http://www.slate.com/articles/slate_plus/history_of_slavery.html The Way of Improvement Leads Home with John Fea http://www.philipvickersfithian.com/ BackStory with the American History Guys http://backstoryradio.org/ Music for This Episode: Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (courtesy, JayGMusic.com) Kevin McCleod, “Impact Moderato” (Free Music Archive) The Womb, “I Hope That It Hurts” (Free Music Archive) Lee Rosevere, “Going Home” (Free Music Archive) Andy Cohen, “Trophy Endorphins” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “On The Street” (Free Music Archive) Jason Shaw, “Acoustic Meditation” (Free Music Archive)

History is a funny thing.  Time goes by, books are written  and we think we know all there is to know about a particular time and place.  Yet the complexity we sometimes feel about ourselves and about modern life, is no less true for history.The true interpretation of motives and events we thought we knew, is always evolving and surprising us.  This it is certainly true with with respect to our own American revolution.  As we try to understand other revolutions and the yearning for independence in other parts of the world, perhaps we can better understand, when we see more clearly, our own history.Thomas P. Slaughter has done this for the American Revolution in Independence: The Tangled Roots of the American RevolutionMy conversation with Thomas P Slaughter:

(October 14, 2008)Audio Download (MP3) John Woolman (1720-1772), a Quaker tailor from New Jersey, had an extraordinary commitment to attaining self-purification through the rejection of slavery, war taxes, and rampant consumerism. Though not a famous politician, his persuasive ideals influenced the likes of fellow Quakers, social reformers, labor organizers, and peace advocates. Through Woolman’s essays and Journal, first published in 1774, historian Thomas P. Slaughter illuminates Woolman’s transformation from a humble idealist to a prophetic voice for the Anglo-American world.