Wow! History Channel
Video series by Ron Guth with frequent numismatic themes.
YouTube series description: Welcome to the Wow! History Channel where each week, Ron Guth, expert numismatist and amateur historian, will bring you stories that will make you say, "Wow, is that right?...did that actually happen?..did they actually say that?" If you're tired of revisionist history, Ron takes you directly to the sources, free of filters and bias, so you can make informed decisions about historical "facts." Be sure to subscribe, like and leave a comment. And be sure to let Ron know if there's a subject you would like to see explored a little bit deeper. Get ready to be "Wowed." [9/2020]
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8/10/2020Wow! History #2 - Slave Narratives
In this Wow! History installment, Ron Guth discusses "Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938", a collection of actual stories from slaves who lived through the Civil War and Emancipation. The complete collection of over 2,300 interviews can be seen at
https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/about-this-collection (link verified, 12/2024).
8/11/2020Wow! History #1 - Introduction
Welcome to the Wow! History Channel where each week, Ron Guth, expert numismatist and amateur historian, will bring you stories that will make you say, "Wow, is that right?...did that actually happen?..did they actually say that?" If you're tired of revisionist history, Ron takes you directly to the sources, free of filters and bias, so you can make informed decisions about historical "facts." Be sure to subscribe, like and leave a comment. And be sure to let Ron know if there's a subject you would like to see explored a little bit deeper. Get ready to be "Wowed."
8/16/2020Wow! History #3 - Uncle Tom's Cabin
In this episode, Ron Guth examines Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling book, Uncle Tom's Cabin to discover why Uncle Tom is so reviled today. In this week's Wow! moment, you'll discover that Tom is actually a hero.
8/23/2020Wow! History #4 - Alice Paul
In this episode, Ron Guth discusses Alice Paul, her importance to the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote, and why she appears on Chester Arthur's First Spouse coin...even though she had no connection to him!
8/30/2020Wow! History #5 - New York City Draft Riot of 1863
In New York City in 1863, rioters went on a five-day rampage to protest the newly instituted federal draft. Hundreds died, thousands were wounded, and millions of dollars of property was destroyed and damaged. Find out why this was a Wow! moment in American history.
9/7/2020Wow! History #6 - Liberia
"Ship them back to Africa!", the racists cried. Liberia was formed in 1821 by the American Colonization Society, whose purpose was to raise money to purchase land in Africa and settle it with freed black slaves. Learn how Africa's first and oldest republic was created.
