The Culper Spy Ring, Part 2
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
12/12/20
•12m
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This week I talk about how the Culper Spy Ring played a key role in uncovering Benedict Arnold's plot to defect and transfer the important fort, West Point. I also go over what happened to the various members of the spy ring once all the cloak and dagger stuff was over. Tune in this week and learn about Arnold's defection and the spy ring that single handedly kept the Americans in the fight for independence.
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The Culper Spy Ring, Part 1
December 5, 2020
•11m
Did you know the founding father commonly known as the man who could not tell a lie was responsible for the development of a network of spies during the American Revolution? General George Washington, desperate to outsmart and outmaneuver the British, deployed a series of spies to feed him the information he so desperately needed.
So just what this spy ring? What did they do? Tune in and find out.
Sources Used This Episode:
- George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
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Propaganda With a Legacy - The Declaration of Independence
December 19, 2020
•13m
This week I discuss the creation of one of the most infamous documents of American history - the Declaration of Independence.
Vying for a way to be taken seriously and gain much needed support for their act of treason, the members of the Continental Congress drafted perhaps the most infamous piece of propaganda - the Declaration of Independence. While this document has historical importance and has influenced generations of those seeking their freedom, the original document had no legal basis or standing. Tune in as I discuss this and more!
Source Used This Episode:
- The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas by Carl Lotus Becker
- American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence by Pauline Maier
- These Truths by Jill Lepore
- Who Was Delaware’s John Dickinson and Why You Should Care by William Murchison (LINK)
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