The Queer History of the United States: Part 3 — PRIDE
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The Queer History of the United States: Part 3

March 11, 2020 · 28 min

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Steamy Antebellum letters reveal a gay marriage, a Hamilton secret, and queer life on the frontier.

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In this episode

  • What one of the first recorded gay marriages in the US looked like
  • The surprising romantic side of Alexander Hamilton's life
  • How queer people carved out lives on the American frontier
  • Primary sources that rewrite the standard American history story

About this episode

By reading some of the hot and steamy letters from the Antebellum era in the United States, we learn about one of the first gay marriages in the US, Alexander Hamilton’s other love, and the gay frontier. 
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