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On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss the dark legacy of Christopher Gadsden and how he still affects us to this very day.
Podcast to recommend: Grand Dukes of the West (Grand Dukes of the West – A History of Valois Burgundy)
Sources
· Butler, Nic. “The Story of Gadsden’s Wharf.” Charleston County Public Library. 2 Feb 2018. <https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/story-gadsdens-wharf>. Retrieved 26 Nov 2024.
· Eldridge, Kelcey M., "A Forgotten Founder: The Life and Legacy of Christopher Gadsden" (2018). All Theses. 2949. <https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2949?utm_source=tigerprints.clemson.edu%2Fall_theses%2F2949&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages>. Retrieved 26 Nov 2024.
· Godbold, Stanley, Jr., and Robert Woody. Christopher Gadsden and the American Revolution. Knoxville, TN: U. of Tennessee Press, 1983.
· McDonough, Daniel. Christopher Gadsden and Henry Laurens: The Parallel Lives of Two American Patriots. London, UK: Associated U. Press, 2000.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve continue their discussion on the so-called First American, Benjamin Franklin, and try to parse legend and myth from the cold, hard truth.
Podcast to recommend: Disastrous History (Disastrous History)
Sources
· Brands, H. W. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. New York City, NY: Doubleday, 2000.
· Gupton, Nancy. “Benjamin Franklin and the Kite Experiment.” The Franklin Institute. 12 Jun 2017. <https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/kite-key-experiment#:~:text=Franklin's%20experiment%20demonstrated%20the%20connection%20between%20lightning%20and%20electricity.&text=To%20dispel%20another%20myth%2C%20Franklin's,electrical%20charge%20from%20the%20storm.>. Retrieved 19 Nov 2024.
· Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003.
· Rubin Stuart, Nancy. Poor Richard’s Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2022.
· Smith, John L., Jr. “Benjamin Franklin’s Battery of Lovers.” Journal of the American Revolution. 2 Jun 2016. <https://allthingsliberty.com/2016/06/benjamin-franklins-battery-of-lovers/>. Retrieved 19 Nov 2024.
· Waldstreicher, David. Runaway America: Benjamin Franklin, Slavery, and the American Revolution. New York City, NY: Hill & Wang, 2004.
· Wood, Gordon. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin. New York City, NY: Penguin, 2005.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve finally tackle one of the giants of the American Revolution, Poor Richard himself, Benjamin Franklin.
Sources
· Brands, H. W. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. New York City, NY: Doubleday, 2000.
· Gupton, Nancy. “Benjamin Franklin and the Kite Experiment.” The Franklin Institute. 12 Jun 2017. <https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/kite-key-experiment#:~:text=Franklin's%20experiment%20demonstrated%20the%20connection%20between%20lightning%20and%20electricity.&text=To%20dispel%20another%20myth%2C%20Franklin's,electrical%20charge%20from%20the%20storm.>. Retrieved 19 Nov 2024.
· Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003.
· Rubin Stuart, Nancy. Poor Richard’s Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2022.
· Smith, John L., Jr. “Benjamin Franklin’s Battery of Lovers.” Journal of the American Revolution. 2 Jun 2016. <https://allthingsliberty.com/2016/06/benjamin-franklins-battery-of-lovers/>. Retrieved 19 Nov 2024.
· Waldstreicher, David. Runaway America: Benjamin Franklin, Slavery, and the American Revolution. New York City, NY: Hill & Wang, 2004.
· Wood, Gordon. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin. New York City, NY: Penguin, 2005.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve talk about the exploits of the Granite State’s favorite son, Nathaniel Folsom.
Podcast to recommend: Civics 101 (Civics 101: A Podcast)
Sources
· Bell, J.L. “General Folsom and Colonel Stark.” Boston 1775. Blogspot. 23 Jun 2011. < https://boston1775.blogspot.com/2011/06/general-folsom-and-colonel-stark.html>. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024.
· Bell, J.L. “General Folsom and General Sullivan.” Boston 1775. Blogspot. 24 Jun 2011. < https://boston1775.blogspot.com/2011/06/general-folsom-and-general-sullivan.html>. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024.
· Potter, C.E. The History of Manchester, Formerly Derryfield, in New Hampshire; Including that of Ancient Amoskeag, or the Middle Merrimack Valley. Manchester, NH: Self-published, 1856.
· United States Congress. “Folsom, Nathaniel.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. < https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000244>. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024.
· Willey, George F., ed. State Builders: An Illustrated and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire. Manchester, NH: State Builders Publishing, 1903.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this week’s episode, Cody and Steve talk about William Floyd and decide whether or not silence earns you a place as a Founding Father.
Podcast to recommend: Blowback (Blowback)
Sources
· Maxwell, William Q. A Portrait of William Floyd of Long Island. Setauket, NY: Society of the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, 1956.
· Pyne, Fred W. “William Floyd.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. <https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/william-floyd/>. Retrieved 7 Oct 2024.
· Scubiere, Paul J. New York’s Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Albany, NY: New York State American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission, 1975.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve talk about Joseph Galloway, the Founding Father who committed the ultimate sin.
Podcast to recommend: Assassinations (Assassinations Podcast)
Sources
· Ferling, John. The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution. College Station, PA: Pennsylvania State U. Press, 1977.
· Ford, Washington C., ed. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-89 Vol 1. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1904.
· Gardner, Zachary. “Joseph Galloway: The Occupation of Philadelphia.” HIST 102: The American Revolutionary War. Harvard U. Department of History, 2017. <https://hist1002.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/exhibits/show/zachary-gardner/joseph-galloway----the-occupat>. Retrieved 24 Sept 2024.
· Stewart, Graham. “Joseph Galloway: The Forgotten Founding Father.” Englesberg Ideas, 19 Jan 2021. <https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/joseph-galloway-the-forgotten-founding-father/>. Retrieved 24 Sept 2024.
· Smith, James M. “Joseph Galloway’s Plan of Union.” Journal of the American Revolution, 26 Jan 2022. <https://allthingsliberty.com/2022/01/joseph-galloways-plan-of-union/>. Retrieved 24 Sept 2024.
· United States Congress. “Galloway, Joseph.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000026>. Retrieved 24 Sept 2024.
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On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss another Revolutionary immigrant from the Emerald Isle, Thomas Fitzsimons.
Podcast to recommend: Anglo-Saxon England (Anglo-Saxon England (evergreenpodcasts.com))
Sources
· Flanders, Henry. “Thomas Fitzsimmons.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 2, no. 3 (1878): 306–14. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/20084352>. Retrieved 10 Sept 2024.
· United States Congress. “Fitzsimons, Thomas.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000178>. Retrieved 10 Sept 2024.
· Wright, Jr., Robert K., and Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1987.
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On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss the few and far between details of the Constitutional Convention’s man of few words, William Few.
Podcast to recommend: American Revolution (http://blog.amrevpodcast.com/)
Sources
United States Congress. “Few, William.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000100>. Retrieved 27 Aug 2024.Wright, Jr., Robert K., and Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1987.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Cody and Steve talk about another important dude who didn’t sign anything, Oliver Ellsworth.
Podcast to recommend: America’s National Parks (https://nationalparkpodcast.com/)
Sources
Abraham, Henry J. Justices and Presidents: A Political History of Appointments to the Supreme Court. Oxford, UK: Oxford U. Press, 1992.Brown, William Garrott. The Life of Oliver Ellsworth. New York City, NY: Macmillan, 1905.Friedman, Leon. The Justices of the United States Supreme Court: Their Lives and Opinions. New York City, NY: Chelsea House, 1995.Toth, Michael C. Founding Federalist: The Life of Oliver Ellsworth. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2011.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss one of those rarest of creatures, a Rhode Islander, William Ellery.
Podcast to recommend: America’s Secret Wars (https://redcircle.com/shows/america-secret-wars)
Sources
Fowler, Jr., William M. William Ellery: A Rhode Island Politico and Lord of Admiralty. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1973.Hand, Tom. “William Ellery of Rhode Island: Merchant, Lawyer, and Signer of the Declaration of Independence.” Constituting America. 22 October 2022. <https://constitutingamerica.org/90day-dcin-william-ellery-of-rhode-island-merchant-lawyer-and-signer-of-the-declaration-of-independence-guest-essayist-tom-hand/>. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.Pyne, Frederick. “William Ellery.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 2011. <https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/william-ellery/>. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.United States Congress. “Ellery, William.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000115>. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss weird biblical names and John Adams’ opinions about people as they discuss Eliphalet Dyer.
Podcast to recommend: History of Byzantium (https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/)
Also... be sure to check out our friends at the Ancient and Esoteric Order of the Jackalope! (https://order-of-the-jackalope.com)
Sources
Dexter, Franklin B. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College, 1701-45. New York City, NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1885.Trumbull, J. Hammond. “Eliphalet Dyer.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 3, no. 2 (1879): 174–77. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/20084395>. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.United States Congress. “Dyer, Eliphalet.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000590>. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss William Duer, the man almost single-handedly responsible for America’s first financial crash.
Podcast to recommend: The Hellenistic Age (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/)
Sources
Brown, Abram. “The High Crimes And Misadventures Of William Duer, The Founding Father Who Swindled America.” Forbes. 4 Jul 2019. <https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2019/07/04/the-high-crimes-and-misadventures-of-william-duer-the-founding-father-who-swindled-america/>. Retrieved 15 Jul 2024.Jones, Robert Francis. The King of the Alley, William Duer: Politician, Entrepreneur, and Speculator, 1768-99. Philadelphia, PA: American Philosophical Society, 1992.Narron, James, and Skeie, David. “Crisis Chronicles: Central Bank Crisis Management during Wall Street’s First Crash.” Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 9 May 2014. <https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2014/05/crisis-chronicles-central-bank-crisis-management-during-wall-streets-first-crash-1792/#.VmIYbXarTIW>. Retrieved 15 Jul 2024.Sylla, Richard, et al. “Alexander Hamilton, Central Banker: Crisis Management During the U. S. Financial Panic of 1792.” Business History Review 83 (Spring 2009). <https://w4.stern.nyu.edu/research/alexander_hamilton_central_banker.pdf>. Retrieved 15 Jul 2024.Wright, Robert E., and Cowen, David J. Financial Founding Fathers: The Men Who Made America Rich. Chicago, IL: U. of Chicago Press, 2006.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss James Duane, the blueblood post-Revolution Mayor of New York City.
Podcast to recommend: The Explorers (https://explorerspodcast.com/)
Sources
Alexander, Edward. Revolutionary Conservative: James Duane of New York. New York City, NY: AMS Press, 1978.Burrows, Edwin G. and Wallace, Mike. Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898. New York City, NY: Oxford U. Press, 1999.Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, ed. Worthington C. Ford et al. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1905.United States Congress. “Duane, James.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000508>. Retrieved 2 Jul 2024.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Steve and Cody follow up on the special episode on the Lee Resolution from a year ago and discuss its author, the six-fingered Senator, Richard Henry Lee.
Podcast to recommend: The Civil War & Reconstruction (https://civilwarpodcast.org/)
Sources
Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, ed. Worthington C. Ford et al. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1905.McGaughy, J. Kent. Richard Henry Lee of Virginia: A portrait of an American Revolutionary. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004.Unger, Harlow Giles. First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call for Independence. New York City, NY: Da Capo Press, 2017.United States Congress. “Lee, Richard Henry.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000201>. Retrieved 18 Jun 2024.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, six time Grammy nominee, and lovelorn reality TV subject, William Drayton…wait, no, that’s not right…
Podcast to recommend: The Almost Forgotten (http://almostforgotten.squarespace.com/)
Sources
Dabney, William M. and Marion Dargan. William Henry Drayton and the American Revolution. Albuquerque, NM: U. of New Mexico Press, 1962.Krawczynski, Keith. William Henry Drayton: South Carolina Revolutionary Patriot. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press, 2001.“William Henry Drayton.” National Park Service. 27 Dec 2019. <https://www.nps.gov/people/william-henry-drayton.htm>. Retrieved 4 Jun 2024.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss the “Penman of the Revolution,” John Dickinson.
Podcast to recommend: Age of Napoleon (https://ageofnapoleon.com/)
Sources
Calvert, Jane E. “Liberty Without Tumult: Understanding the Politics of John Dickinson.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 131. Philadelphia, PA: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 2007.Dickinson, John. Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania. Delaware Department of Historical and Cultural Affairs. <https://history.delaware.gov/john-dickinson-plantation/dickinsonletters/pennsylvania-farmer-letters/>. Retrieved 20 May 2024.Flower, Milton E. John Dickinson: Conservative Revolutionary. Charlottesville, VA: U. of Virginia Press, 1983.Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, ed. Worthington C. Ford et al. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1905.Murchison, William. The Cost of Liberty: The Life of John Dickinson. Washington, DC: Regency Gateway, 2013.United States Congress. “Dickinson, John.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000321>. Retrieved 20 May 2024.Wright Jr., Robert K., and MacGregor Jr., Morris J. Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, DC: United States Army Center of Military History, 1987.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss Silas Deane, America’s first diplomat.
Podcast to recommend: Rejects and Revolutionaries (https://americanhistorypodcast.net/)
Sources
Covart, Elizabeth M. “Silas Deane, Forgotten Patriot.” Journal of the American Revolution. 30 Jul 2014. <https://allthingsliberty.com/2014/07/silas-deane-forgotten-patriot/>. Retrieved 2 May 2024.Drury, David. “The Rise and Fall of Silas Deane, American Patriot.” Connecticut History. 2 Oct 2020. <https://connecticuthistory.org/the-rise-and-fall-of-silas-deane-american-patriot/>. Retrieved 2 May 2024.Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, ed. Worthington C. Ford et al. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1905.Paul, Joel Richard. Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution. New York City, NY: Riverhead Books, 2009.Van Vlack, Milton C. Silas Deane, Revolutionary War Diplomat and Politician. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2013.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, De Steve and De Cody discuss their second straight subject (and fourth overall) from Elizabeth, New Jersey, John De Hart.
Podcast to recommend: Passed (https://shows.acast.com/passedpod)
Sources
United States Congress. “De Hart, John.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000199>. Retrieved 23 Apr 2024.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Cody and Steve bring the podcast home as they discuss the man whose name adorns the city that the show is recorded in, Jonathan Dayton.
Sources
“Brief History of Dayton.” City of Dayton, City Commission Office. <http://www.cityofdayton.org/cco/Pages/BriefHistory.aspx>. Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.Stewart, David O. “Burr, Ogden and Dayton: The Original Jersey Boys.” Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug 2011. <https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/burr-ogden-and-dayton-the-original-jersey-boys-51406588/>. Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.United States Congress. “Dayton, Jonathan.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000165>. Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.Wright Jr., Robert K., and MacGregor Jr., Morris J. Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, DC: United States Army Center of Military History, 1987.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss their first subject who didn’t sign any of the founding documents, the hero of Charlotte and the original Tar Heel, William Richardson Davie.
Podcast to recommend: Flatpack History of Sweden (https://aflatpackhistoryofsweden.com/)
Sources
Anderson III, William L. “William Richardson Davie.” Charlotte History Museum. <https://charlottemuseum.org/learn/articles/william-richardson-davie/>. Retrieved 20 Mar 2024.Broadwater, Jeff. “William Richardson Davie.” North Carolina History Project. <https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/william-richardson-davie-1756-1820/>. Retrieved 20 Mar 2024.Fulghum, R. Neil. William Richardson Davie: Soldier, Statesman, and Founder of the University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: U. of North Carolina Press, 2006.Robinson, Blackwell P. Revolutionary War Sketches of William R. Davie. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1976.See pinned tweet for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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