Episode 717: Greg Grandin

Author and historian Greg Grandin (The Empire of Necessity, Fordlandia, Empire’s Workshop) joins Daniel Ford to discuss his latest book America, América: A New History of the New World.

 
 
Learn how to focus on a laser beam on what you’re writing. Learn how to go back and forth between the original source and what your argument is. Always keep that argument in mind, but always be willing to revise it based on what you find. Don’t lose the capacity to be surprised.
— Greg Grandin
 

To learn more about Greg Grandin, visit his official website.