Summary: This week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, I speak to Claire Bond Potter and Renee Romano about their new book, Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical is Restaging America’s Past. The musical has stoked interest in the nation’s past, but also raised important questions about how Americans understand that past. The book features 15 essays that examine many aspects of the musical, everything from politics, race, slavery, and gender, to how teachers are using Hamilton in the classroom.
