Resume

• 1988

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  American History (United States)

  Columbia University in the City of New York

  America in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

  Struggles for Justice in US History

  The Historian's Craft

  America in the Gilded Age

  Turning Points in American History

  The American Way of War

  Teddy Roosevelt's America

  Competing Visions of History

  The Irish American Experience

• 1982

  National Council on History Education

  Organization of American Historians

  American Historical Association

  Bachelor's Degree

  History

  College of the Holy Cross

• 1

  There were few experienced swimmers among over 1

  300 Lower East Side residents who boarded the General Slocum on June 15

  1904. It shouldn’t have mattered

  since the steamship was chartered only for a languid excursion from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip

  forcing hundreds of terrified passengers into the water. By the time the captain found a safe shore for landing

  021 had perished. Ship Ablaze draws on firsthand accounts to examine why the death toll was so high and how the city responded. Masterfully capturing both the horror of the event and the heroism of men

  women

  and children who faced crumbling life jackets and inaccessible lifeboats as the inferno quickly spread

  historian Edward T. O’Donnell brings to life a bygone community while honoring the victims of that forgotten day.

  Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum

  The history of the Labor Day holiday and commentary on its enduring significance

  “Brother Can You Spare a Day?”

  The history of anti-immigrant movements in US history

  “Bring Us Your Tired

  Your Poor. Or Don't”

  A close look at Koehler's iconic painting

  \"The Strike

  \" and what it tells about Gilded Age Labor-Capital Conflict

  “Striking Scenes: Robert Koehler

  The Strike (1886)

  and Competing Visions of Labor-Capital Conflict in the Gilded Age”

  O'Donnell

  Edward

  O'Donnell

  College of the Holy Cross

  One Day University

  In The Past Lane (T)

  Worcester

  MA

  In The Past Lane

  the history podcast

  launched on January 22

  2016. Each week host and Historian-at-Large

  Edward T. O’Donnell

  correspondents

  and guests will bring you news

  stories

  interviews

  film and TV reviews

  and special features on all things history. Our aim is to be both engaging and entertaining

  but also informative and thought-provoking. We are inspired by the notion that history is not just about the past. History is about us

  here and now. It explains the world we live in and why things are the way they are. And history gives us insights into how to achieve a better future. So our focus is on the past

  but always with an eye to the present and future. We hope you’ll come along with us as we journey In The Past Lane.

  Podcast Host

  In The Past Lane

  In The Past Lane (T)

  Worcester

  MA

  I teach a wide range of courses in American history

  including Teddy Roosevelt's America

  The American Way of War

  The Gilded Age

  and The Irish American Experience. I'm also active in research and writing (see publications). And I'm very active in the field of Public History.

  Associate Professor

  History

  College of the Holy Cross

  ODU provides engaging lectures for life-long learners at sessions all around the United States. I have delivered a multi-media presentation titled

  “Five Turning Points That Changed American History

  ” in Philadelphia

  Phoenix

  Seattle

  and many more cities. \n

  One Day University

• Edward T. O'Donnell on CSPANN3 talking about Henry George Labor and the Gilded Age

  Historian Edward T. O'Donnell talks about his book on America's Gilded Age (1870-1900) and one of the era's most important reformers

  Henry George. This even...

  Edward T. O'Donnell on CSPANN3 talking about Henry George Labor and the Gilded Age

  Discussion on 19th Century Anti-Immigration Movements

  Holy Cross Professor Edward O'Donnell talks about the prejudice many immigrants faced in the 19th century with regard to religion

  customs

  and social status.

  Class on 19th Century Anti-Immigration Movements

  Why the Declaration of Independence Mattered -- And Still Matters

  Historian-At-Large Edward T. O'Donnell takes on the Declaration of Independence

  explaining why it was so significant in 1776 AND in every subsequent decade ...

  Why the Declaration of Independence Mattered -- And Still Matters

  Civil Rights

  Immigration Issues

  Teaching

  Social Inequality

  Immigration Policy

  Museum Education

  College Teaching

  American History

  Social Justice

  Historical Research

  Museum Planning

  Teaching Writing

  History

  Historical Interpretation

  Walking Tours

  Poverty

  Teaching Adults

  U.S. Immigration

  Museums

  Higher Education

  Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality: Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age

  The remarkable explosion of American industrial output and national wealth at the end of the nineteenth century was matched by a troubling rise in poverty and worker unrest. As politicians and intellectuals fought over who to blame for this crisis

  Henry George (1839-1897) published Progress and Poverty (1879)

  a radical critique of laissez-faire capitalism and its threat to the nation's republican traditions. His book

  which became a surprise best-seller

  offered a popular

  provocative solution: a single-tax on land values. George's writings and years of social activism almost won him the mayor's seat in New York City in 1886. Though he lost the election

  his ideas proved instrumental to shaping a progressivism that remains essential to tackling inequality today.

  Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality: Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age

  The history of the ice industry in 19th century New York City

  “The Dawn of New York’s Ice Age”

  “The Ethnic Crucible: New York’s Lower East Side and How It Got That Way”

  “Hibernians Versus Hebrews?: A New Look at the 1902 Jacob Joseph Funeral Riot”

  Virtually every chapter of American history has been shaped by the millions of immigrants who have arrived on these shores over the centuries. And none more so than the Irish. As historian Edward T. O’Donnell documents in 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History

  Irish immigrants have played a central role in the defining the American character and identity. For more than four hundred years the Irish have fled British oppression

  religious persecution

  and during the famine years in the 1840s

  mass starvation to begin a new life in America. Here

  while enduring poverty and discrimination

  the Irish released their long-suppressed talents as entrepreneurs

  leaders

  scholars

  soldiers

  builders

  athletes

  writers

  and artists.\n\n1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History is a comprehensive and vividly illustrated celebration of Irish enterprise

  talent

  and courage. Organized around such broad subjects as culture

  politics

  business

  religion

  and sports

  it engagingly profiles the Irish American presidents and Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and highlights the ten most important works of Irish American fiction

  while offering many surprises. Alongside the exploits of Irish American soldiers like General Philip Sheridan

  O’Donnell tells the incredible story of Jennie Hodgers

  a Belfast-born woman who served in the Union Army disguised as a man. Elsewhere Bing Crosby shares the stage with Willis O’Brien

  the brilliant pioneer of film animation and the man who brought Nat King Cole to life. Entrepreneur Henry Ford is featured with Rose O’Neill

  inventor of the wildly popular Kewpie Doll. And throughout readers will find answers to questions like who was the Murphy who dreamed up “Murphy’s Law?”; why is a do-over shot in golf called a “mulligan?”; what exactly does it mean to “scream like a banshee?”; and did Mrs. O’Leary’s cow really start the Great Chicago Fire of 1871?

  1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish-American History

  Saul Cornell

  Jennifer Keene

  Pearson

  Praised by instructors and students alike

  the first edition of Visions of America has brought history to life for a generation of visual learners–and has shown how competing visions of America have shaped our nation’s past.\nWe’ve made the second edition of this program even better by adding engaging new features and even easier access to new teaching resources. And

  thorough integration with the new MyHistoryLab enables instructors to personalize learning for each student.\n\n

  Visions of America: A History of the United States

  A historian's defense of saying \"Happy Holidays\" during the Christmas season.

  “Merry Christmas? No

  Happy Holidays”

  “Pictures vs. Words?: Public History

  Tolerance

  and the Challenge of Jacob Riis”