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8: From Independence to NY (meeting A. Ham, Nathan Hale & Charles Lee is a Sneaky Bastard)

8: From Independence to NY (meeting A. Ham, Nathan Hale & Charles Lee is a Sneaky Bastard)

FromHistory That Doesn't Suck


8: From Independence to NY (meeting A. Ham, Nathan Hale & Charles Lee is a Sneaky Bastard)

FromHistory That Doesn't Suck

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

“I wish there was a war.”
This is the story of independence and crushed hope. Congress is finally declaring independence and it’s not a straightforward process. We’ll listen to different delegates argue passionately for and against it.
Then we follow the war to New York where we’ll meet Alexander Hamilton and get the backstory of his rough childhood in the Caribbean and how he ended up in the Big Apple. After hanging out with Alex, we’ll hook up with George Washington who’s just come to New York, too. He’s going to have a harder go in NYC than he did in Boston. Much harder …
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Released:
Dec 17, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of American history through entertaining stories. To keep up with History That Doesn’t Suck news, check us out on Facebook and Instagram: @Historythatdoesntsuck; on Twitter: @HTDSpod; or online at htdspodcast.com. Support the podcast at patreon.com/historythatdoesntsuck.