Episode 7 - The Over-Mountain Men Introduction Hello, and Welcome to American Legends Episode 6- The Over-Mountain Men Part 1: Origins Before the Mountain Now that we have a basic understanding of the nuances of Native American culture to work with, and a understanding of their historical perspective, I feel compelled to begin comparing their…
Episode 4 – Transcript
Episode 4: “A Cherokee History” Introduction Hello, and welcome to American Legends. Episode 4: A Cherokee History This next batch of episodes, more than I think any other, is going to typify why this period has been so hard to research and write about. To put it simply … we are going into the weeds…
Episode 3 – Transcript
Introduction Hello, and welcome to American Legends Episode 3: Robert Morris and the Financial Crisis Part 1: Who is Robert Morris? For people who haven’t mined the historical depths of the Revolution, it’s easy to be at a total loss when someone asks you, “Who is Robert Morris?” Even I, until researching for this podcast,…
Episode 2 – Transcript
Introduction Hello, and welcome to American Legends. Episode 2: The Treaty of Paris Part 1: The Road to Paris Only two years before the Revolutionary War began, John Adams was a lawyer and farmer situated right outside of Boston, in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was a short, portly man in his late forties. You can see…
Episode 1 – Transcript
What follows is the transcript for episode 1. WordPress doesn't support footnotes automatically, so I'll have to add those when I have more time. I would expect to see episode 2 live by Monday. Cheers! Transcript Introduction Hello, and welcome to American Legends. Episode One: What are “These United States” Part 1: Newburgh George…