Friday Morning Coffee: Unshackling America Author Willard Sterne Randall

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Friday Morning Coffee: Unshackling America Author Willard Sterne Randall

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Historian Willard Sterne Randall talks to Daniel Ford about how he caught the history bug, his favorite Revolutionary War figures, and what inspired his new book Unshackling America: How the War of 1812 Truly Ended the American Revolution. To learn more about Willard Sterne Randall, visit his official website.

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