• Bonus - Capitalism and Fire in the 19th Century United States w/ Daniel Immerwahr (Preview)

  • Jan 19 2025
  • Length: 8 mins
  • Podcast

Bonus - Capitalism and Fire in the 19th Century United States w/ Daniel Immerwahr (Preview)

  • Summary

  • Danny and Derek welcome back to the program historian Daniel Immerwahr to talk about his piece “All That Is Solid Bursts into Flame: Capitalism and Fire in the Nineteenth-Century United States”. They delve into the general significance of fire in American and Western European history, “hot and cold capitalism”, fire as a way to obfuscate history, seminal fires in the American psyche, economic incumbents vs insurgents, great American fortunes and their relationship to fire, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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