A podcast about consuls from the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
In this bonus holiday episode, we explore the consular life of Joel Roberts Poinsett, everyone’s favorite holiday historical figure.
In Episode 6 of our podcast, we introduced you to the activities of the first US Consul to China, Major Samuel Shaw. Shaw’s first voyage
Within a year of the end of the American Revolution, the United States sent a ship to China, where the government hoped Americans could start
Have you listened to our episodes and thought, “I wish I knew more about that?” or “I wish someone I love knew more about that!”
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‘Tis the season when professors start planning their syllabi for the spring semester. As you contemplate what to include, especially if you’re expecting some or
In this episode we continue our story of Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb from his decision to resign as an American consul to his inauguration as
In this episode we meet Alexander Russell Webb, U.S. consul to Manila in the Philippines turned Muslim missionary to America. We will wrestle with the
In this episode, we travel to Havana, Cuba to meet the consul Nicholas Trist, as he struggles between the dilemma of morals and money. We
In this special bonus episode, we talk with a scholar who studies the history of the US consular service. We answer your questions like, What
