Artifacts & Archives: Episode 1

Artifacts and Archives podcast episode 1, Putnam Museum & Davenport Public Library podcast

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Thomas Jefferson, the American Mastodon and Nation Building

What links one of our nation’s founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, the fossil finds of a giant beast, the American Mastodon, and the Early American fight against Old World elitism to bolster the legitimacy of the American experiment? 

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Views expressed during this podcast belong to the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of the Davenport Public Library or the Putnam Museum & Science Center. Hosts attempt to use historically accurate language and racial terminology set forth by the Smithsonian Institute. We are committed to intellectual honesty and scholarly integrity in presenting information and objects described in this podcast. 

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