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Thanksgiving Classics
Thanksgiving Classics
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Nov 20, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
For Thanksgiving, we are revisiting three classic episodes of HUB History. First, learn how the carol “Over the River and Through the Wood” started out as a Thanksgiving song, and why the songwriter’s extreme beliefs almost cost her livelihood. Then, hear how 19th century Boston got the vast flocks of turkeys needed for a traditional Thanksgiving to market, and then to the dining room table. And finally, prepare to be surprised when you hear that college students, even Harvard students and even John Adams’ kids, have been known to drink and cause trouble, such as the 1787 Thanksgiving day riot.
Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/262/
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/262/
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/
Released:
Nov 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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