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Henry Knox’s Noble Train, with William Hazelgrove (episode 184)
Henry Knox’s Noble Train, with William Hazelgrove (episode 184)
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93 minutes
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May 10, 2020
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Henry Knox commanded the Continental Army’s artillery, founded the academy that became West Point, and went on to become the first Secretary of War for the new United States. Before any of that, though, he was a young man in Boston. He was a Whig sympathizer who was in love with the daughter of a Tory, and he owned a bookstore frequented by both sides. Young Henry Knox was catapulted to prominence after one nearly unbelievable feat: bringing 60 tons of heavy artillery 300 miles through the New England wilderness in the dead of winter, from Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York to Cambridge. William Hazelgrove joins us on the show this week to describe how Knox accomplished this nearly impossible task. He’ll also tell us about his new book Henry Knox’s Noble Train: The Story of a Boston Bookseller’s Heroic Expedition That Saved the American Revolution, which comes out this week.
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/184
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory
Released:
May 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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