17 - The Pullman Strike: A Failed Utopia

Theodore Roosevelt had a driving personality known for conquering any room he was in. But after the disastrous 1912 election, he found himself in the political wilderness. In typical Roosevelt fashion, he pushed himself to his limits. But did he push too far?   Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast

The Pullman Strike is a forgotten watershed moment in American history. A dreamer capitalist met his match when his employees struck. Though George Pullman emerged victorious, the event challenged its contemporaries to question his kind of paternal institutions.   Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast

World War I had become infamous for life wasting. But few battles were as unsuccessful as they were forgotten. The assault on Aubers Ridge reveals the true slaughter of the Great War.   Sources: “A Soldier’s Tale: Pvt Albert Money” by David Tuffley     Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast  

Jack Sheppard descended into the nasty world of 18th century London to become a man of infamous renown. Follow this tale of jail-break, corruption, and intrigue. The Road to Tyburn (Main Source). ISBN: 0-141-39023-9 Thief - Taker Hangings. ISBN: 978-0-7627-9148-4   Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast

Joan of Arc famously defeated the English, but the story of how she achieved it has been relegated to footnotes. It is a tale of mysterious circumstances, amazing luck, and a tragic end.   Sources: Joan of Arc by Helen Castor: ISBN - 978-0-06-238439-3 Joan of Arc by Mark Twain: ISBN - 0-89870-268-2   Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast

Duke Louis: We get a rare glimpse into a tale of medieval royalty told through the eyes of a detective. Duke Louis of Orleans had everything he ever wanted: power, prestige, women. But with those come the danger of powerful enemies. These enemies would strike him down mercilessly in the street. As the clues unfold, a truly sinister plot is revealed.   Source: Blood Royal by Eric Jager. ISBN: 978-0-316-22451   Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast

Earnest Shackleton and his men have already endured tedium and hardship in their now-failed voyage in the Antarctic. Now they must brace themselves as the ice melts. What follows is a truly thrilling story of survival.   Sources: "The Endurance" by Caroline Alexander. ISBN: 978-0375404030   "South" by Earnest Shackleton. ISBN: 1530876214   Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast

It was the swansong of the Age of Exploration. Antarctic explorers would soon become the last great interlopers of unknown lands. Sir Earnest Shackleton became the final champion of this golden age with his Endurance expedition across the Antarctic continent. Instead of a victorious conquest, he found immortality in defeat.   Sources: "The Endurance" by Caroline Alexander. ISBN: 978-0375404030   "South" by Earnest Shackleton. ISBN: 1530876214   Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast

Medieval warfare was a grinding affair. Castles stood impregnable, sieges lasted months, and generals avoided direct fights. The Black Prince of England manages to achieve a sweeping victory through the French countryside in 1355 in this great testament to military ingenuity.   Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast

How much reform is too much reform? Jacobo Arbenz rose to power in Guatemala with promises of a better life for his otherwise impoverished Banana Republic. His communist leanings become his undoing as even his most modest policies become scrutinized by the red-fearing CIA of the 1950s. The story of Arbenz never ceases to stir controversy.   Gleijeses, Piero (1991). Shattered Hope: The Guatemalan Revolution and the United States, 1944-1954. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN: 0-691-07817-3.   Schlesinger, Stephen and Stephen Kinzer (1982). Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. ISBN: 0-385-14861-5. Discuss This Episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes   Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/footnotespodcast