The History of the Americans
Hosted by Jack Henneman · Jack Henneman
4.9from 670 ratings
- 222
- Episodes
- 71
- Transcribed
- 670
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About The History of the Americans
The history of the people who live in the United States, from the beginning.
- Publisher
- Jack Henneman
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Jan 2021
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
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71 of 222 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#218 La Salle, Frontenac, and the Secret Mission for France
27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
#217 Introduction to René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
#216 William Penn and the Selling of Pennsylvania
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#218 La Salle, Frontenac, and the Secret Mission for France
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] According to Uncle Moolstein, rather than asking to extend French settlement into the Midwest, they would ask permission to seek the mouth of the Mississippi and build forts along it as they deemed necessary, without mentioning trading with Indians or colonization. Now a veteran petitioner of the Crown, LaSalle embarked for France a second time on October 24, 1677. When LaSalle got to France, he spent some weeks lining up such influential support as he could among his investors and allies of Frontenac, and then sought his audience with Colbert. The details of LaSalle's proposal, and its reshaping during several meetings with Colbert, reflect the minister's growing interest in the Mississippi as essential to French imperial and geopolitical ambitions in the Gulf of Mexico. […]
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