FEED DROP: BN+ - Bob Crawford, "America's Founding Son"

FEED DROP: BN+ - Bob Crawford, "America's Founding Son"

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May 3, 2026 · 1h 2m

About this episode

Bob Crawford discusses his book on John Quincy Adams and his efforts against slavery after his presidency.

This week, Lectures in History is taking a break— So we’re bringing you Booknotes+. Hosted by Brian Lamb, this episode features Bob Crawford—of The Avett Brothers—on his book America’s Founding Son. Bob Crawford plays upright bass, bass guitar, and violin with the Grammy nominated Americana band, the Avett Brothers. He's been with the band for 25 years. Since 2016, Mr. Crawford has had his own podcast called The Road to Now, along with Ben Sawyer. Their focus is about history. Six years ago, during his band's tour, Mr. Crawford received his master's degree online from Arizona State University. The focus again was history. Now comes his first serious book titled "America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick." Bob Crawford spends a significant amount of time discussing the 17 years Adams spent in the House of Representatives, after he was president, trying to stop the spread of slavery in the United States Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Lamb

Guest: Bob Crawford

Topics covered

  • history
  • politics
  • slavery
  • biography
  • American history

Keywords

  • Bob Crawford
  • John Quincy Adams
  • America's Founding Son
  • The Avett Brothers
  • slavery
  • House of Representatives
  • history podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Avett Brothers, Arizona State University

Books & works: America's Founding Son

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