Anna Pinkert

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Recent Pieces from Anna Pinkert

Caption: “The Anarchist Riot in Chicago,” from Harper's Weekly, May 15, 1886, Credit: Library of Congress

Fear Tactics: A History of Domestic Terrorism [2014] (54:00)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

The Boston Marathon bombings took place one year ago, leaving a stunned nation to wrestle with what the government response should be. But how did Americans in the past ...
Caption: Detail from Collier’s magazine cover, May 28th, 1954, Credit: Smithsonian Institution

Weathering the Storm: A History of Extreme Weather [rebroadcast] (54:00)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

100 years ago this week, the thermometer in Death Valley, California, hit the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere in the world: 134°F. This year, it’s edging closer to ...
Caption: Weather Made to Order?, Credit: Weather Made to Order? Colliers Magazine Cover 1954

Promo -"Weathering the Storm: A History of Extreme Weather" [rebroadcast] (:30)
From: BackStory with the American History Guys

30-second promo for "Weathering the Storm: A History of Extreme Weather" with 5 second hole for station-specific time/date tag.
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Revelations In the Mudflats (06:03)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Coastal Studies for Girls is a hands-on marine science and leadership program for sophomores in high school. But for 15-year-old Laura, it’s more than that. Laura’s mother ...
Caption: Mae Savage Home, Credit: Dead River Area Historical Society

After the Flood (08:02)
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Many Mainers come to Flagstaff Lake to kayak, hunt or snowmobile. But the story of the lake is largely untold. Sixty years ago this spring, three small towns were submerged ...