Soldiers engaging in combat with native tribes in post-Civil War America.
The free press waging a war of words on companies in the Wild West. A massive parade celebrating the tricentennial of the Massachusetts colony. These are all scenes that shaped the way American’s think about risk, from author Katherine Hempstead’s new book Uncovered: The Story of Insurance in America. The book shares how the American insurance industry developed over a period of centuries.
In this discussion, Hempstead takes us through the stories and people in her book.