Afleveringen
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On this episode, Cody and Steve talk about Dr. Cornelius, a chimpanzee sympathetic to the plight of astronaut Taylor, played by Charlton Heston...wait, that's not right. No, they talk about Dr. Cornelius Evazan, who messed with Luke Skywalkwer and got Ponda Baba's arm chopped off...no, wait, that's not it either. Who are they talking about, again?
Podcast to recommend: Space Rocket History (Space Rocket History Podcast - Welcome to the Space Rocket History podcast)
Sources
· Lennon, Donald R. "Harnett, Cornelius, Jr.." NCpedia. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press. Accessed 1 Apr 2025. <https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/harnett-cornelius-jr>.
· Mulrooney, Margaret M. Race, Place, and Memory: Deep Currents in Wilmington, North Carolina. Tallahassee, FL: U. Press of Florida, 2018.
· Watson, Alan D., et al. Harnett, Hooper, and Howe: Revolutionary Leaders of the Lower Cape Fear. Madison, WI: U. of Wisconsin Press, 1979.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss the long-lost fourth Hanson brother, John Hanson. No idea if he can carry a tune or not.
Podcast to recommend: Not Quite Presidents
Sources
· Kremer, J. Bruce. John Hanson of Mulberry Grove. New York City, NY: A&C Boni, 1938.
· Levering, Ralph B. “John Hanson, Public Servant.” Maryland Historical Magazine 71 (Summer 1976), p. 113-33.
· Nelson, Jacob A. John Hanson and the Inseparable Union. Boston, MA: Meador, 1939.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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This week, Cody and Steve dive into the biggest name on the Declaration (literally) and see if John Hancock lives up to the hype.
Podcast to recommend: Our Fake History (Our Fake History – Historical Myths Relished and Ruined!)
Sources
· Adams, James Truslow. “Portrait of an Empty Barrel.” Harpers Magazine 161 (p. 425-34), September 1930.
· Barbier, Brooke. King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 2023.
· Fowler, William M. Jr. The Baron of Beacon Hill: A Biography of John Hancock. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1980.
· Unger, Harlow Giles. John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot. Edison, NJ; Castle Books, 2005.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve continue their discussion about the Dick Grayson to George Washington's Bruce Wayne, Alexander Hamilton.
Podcast to recommend: Lost Ballparks (Lost Ballparks Podcast)
Sources
· Brookheiser, Richard. Alexander Hamilton: American. New York City, NY: The Free Press, 1999.
· Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton. New York City, NY: Penguin, 2005.
· Freeman, Joanne B. The Essenial Hamilton: Letters and Other Writings. New York City, NY: Library of America, 2017.
· Hendrickson, Robert. Hamilton I (1757-89). New York City, NY: Mason Charter, 1976.
· Randall, Willard Sterne. Alexander Hamilton: A Life. New York City, NY: Harper Collins, 2003.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve tackle another giant in the American pantheon, the man who had a million things to do, Alexander Hamilton.
Sources
· Brookheiser, Richard. Alexander Hamilton: American. New York City, NY: The Free Press, 1999.
· Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton. New York City, NY: Penguin, 2005.
· Freeman, Joanne B. The Essenial Hamilton: Letters and Other Writings. New York City, NY: Library of America, 2017.
· Hendrickson, Robert. Hamilton I (1757-89). New York City, NY: Mason Charter, 1976.
· Randall, Willard Sterne. Alexander Hamilton: A Life. New York City, NY: Harper Collins, 2003.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Steve and Cody talk about Lyman Hall's ministerial misdeeds, representation in Congress, and about half a dozen other things that have nothing to do with this blip of a Founder.
Podcast to recommend: Irish History Podcast (Irish History Podcast)
Sources
· Cook, James F. The Governors of Georgia, 1754-2004. Macon, GA: Mercer U. Press, 2005.
· Lockwood, Thornton C. “Lyman Hall.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. <https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/lyman-hall/>. Retrieved 3 Feb 2025.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss the lifetime of failures that is one of the most uniquely named figures of the era, Button Gwinnett.
Podcast to recommend: History’s Trainwrecks (History's Trainwrecks)
Sources
· Jackson, Harvey. Lachlan McIntosh and the Politics of Revolutionary Georgia. Athens, GA: U. of Georgia Press, 1979.
· McNamara, Jr., Rieman, ed. “Button Gwinnett.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 2007, <https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/button-gwinnett/>. Retrieved 28 Jan 2025.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss the man who would be okay with us having a king, Nathaniel Gorham.
Podcast to recommend: Totalus Rankium Pirates (Totalus Rankium | Ranking all the Roman Emperors and American Presidents)
Sources
· Hauptman, Laurence M. Conspiracy of Interests: Iroquois Dispossession and the Rise of New York State. Syracuse, NY; Syracuse U. Press, 2001.
· Morton, Joseph C. Shapers of the Great Debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2006.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss the Creature from the Exeter Lagoon, Nicholas Gilman, as well as review some fun statistics from the first 50 subjects and answer a few listener questions.
Podcast to recommend: Kingdom (Kingdöm: Swedish Rulers – A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast)
Sources
· 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 post on Bluesky for list of general sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss Elbridge Gerry, gerrymandering, grumbles, and the nature of the word “gubernatorial.”
Podcast to recommend: History of Africa (History of Africa Podcast)
Sources
· Billias, George. Elbridge Gerry: Founding Father and Republican Statesman. New York City, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1976.
· Glynn, John C., Jr., and Grace Keiper Staller. “Elbridge Gerry.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. <https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/elbridge-gerry/>. Retrieved 17 Dec 2024.
· Seabrook, Nick. One Person, One Vote: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America. New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2022.
· Witcover, Jules. The American Vice-Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, 2014.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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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.
· 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.
· 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.
· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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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.
· 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 post on Bluesky for general sources
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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
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 post on Bluesky 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 post on Bluesky 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.See pinned post on Bluesky for general sourcesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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