Tim Keefe and I continue our discussion about the Late Stage American identity and the possibility of future American identities.
Tag: American
Continuing our discussion of the American identity, Tim Keefe and I now discuss Ellis Island Americans from 1890-1960. This is where the “we’re a nation of immigrants” narrative originates. We also discuss how the mindset and values of this identity differs from pioneer/settler Americans from previous eras.
Tim Keefe and I continue our examination of the American identity and its transformation following the War of 1812 until 1890 when the Old West officially ended.
Among our topics
– The Scots-Irish in Appalachia
– Are the Amish and Mormons ‘American’?
– The American Civil War and its relation to the English Civil War
– How the pioneer mindset is still in effect within regions such as the Pacific Northwest
Listen it on YouTube here.
In this limited podcast series, Tim Keefe and I examine the American identity. What is an American, and what does it mean to be American?
We begin with the Founding Americans between 1620 and 1815 when the War of 1812 ended. Who were they? What were their beliefs, convictions, traditions, customs and narrative as a people?