Tracing The Path: The Connected 20th Century

Dan R. Morris - 20th Century Historian

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Status Symbol for Rent

9/29/2025 • 33 min

In today’s episode we’re discussing three of the history's most amazing "status symbol" stories. The story involves the Silk Road, Sulieman the Magnificent, Tulipomania, Carolus Clusius, Chuck Berry, Christopher Columbus, Henry Ford, James Dole, Madame C.J. Walker, and Mahalia Jackson.

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