CLICK HERE TO BUY OUR BOOK!

Dr. Shawn David McGhee

Dr. Shawn David McGhee Profile Photo

Shawn McGhee (PhD, Temple University) is author of No Longer Subjects of the British King: The Political Transformation of Royal Subjects to Republican Citizens, 1774-1776. His main areas of interest include the politics of eighteenth-century British North America and political identity formation. He is an educator and adjunct professor of history in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area.

April 18, 2025

98. "Curtains Up On Cato!" - Special Episode

"Cato: A Tragedy" was a famous 18th Century play - supposedly the favorite play of George Washington himself! What connection did it have to the history of America - and to the theater history of Philadelphia?