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Founding Martyr (episode 103)
Founding Martyr (episode 103)
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Oct 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this week’s show, we are talking about all things Joseph Warren. Author Christopher di Spigna joins us to discuss his book Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero, a new biography of our favorite patriot. We’ll start with his boyhood in a Roxbury filled with farms and apple orchards, then cover his education at Harvard, his rise in politics, his untimely death at the start of the revolution, and the recent discovery of living descendants.
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/103
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/103
Released:
Oct 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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