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American History Gazette
Jake Suggs
52 episodes
4 hours ago
Welcome to American History Gazette, a podcast where each episode unravels the rich fabric of American history, exploring the events and people that have shaped the nation. Join us as we delve into the pivotal moments, unsung heroes, and iconic figures that have woven the diverse and complex story of the United States.
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Welcome to American History Gazette, a podcast where each episode unravels the rich fabric of American history, exploring the events and people that have shaped the nation. Join us as we delve into the pivotal moments, unsung heroes, and iconic figures that have woven the diverse and complex story of the United States.
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American History Gazette
Rob Williams: Army Airborne Divisions and the Cold War

Robert F. Williams is a historian with the Army University Press and Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A former airborne infantry non-commissioned officer, he has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the author of the newly released "The Airborne Mafia: The Paratroopers Who Shaped America's Cold War Army."Get a copy of the book: https://a.co/d/al3lTXARob's website: https://www.rfmwilliams.com/the-airborne-mafia-organizational-culture-and-institutional-change-in-the-u-s-army-1940-65/Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for more American history!Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkOur website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/Email us for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com0:00 Intro

0:24 Importance of history

9:47 Why write the book

14:41 Rob's experience in the airborne divisions

20:22 What do airborne divisions do?

23:47 Origins of the airborne divisions

35:05 Soldiers become celebrities

44:20 How airborne divisions changed the army

49:07 Civil-military relations

55:41 The culture of airborne divisions

1:06:54 Vietnam War

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8 months ago
1 hour 17 minutes 55 seconds

American History Gazette
Jonathan Reich: Charles Lindbergh and Antisemitism

Jonathan D. Reich MD M Sc is the author of the newly released "A Convenient Villain: Charles A. Lindbergh's Remarkable and Controversial Legacy Preparing the U.S. for War."Get a copy of the book: https://a.co/d/9OeJ2HpSubscribe, like, and hit the bell for more American history!Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkOur website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/Email us for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com0:00 Intro0:31 About the author2:54 Was Lindbergh an antisemite?21:32 Truth29:07 First modern celebrity34:59 Transatlantic flight49:11 Visiting Nazi Germany1:01:47 Nazi Germany intel1:12:46 America First movement1:20:15 Lindbergh's military service

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9 months ago
1 hour 30 minutes 22 seconds

American History Gazette
Thomas Schwartz: Nixon, Kissinger, and Foreign Policy

Thomas Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States, with related interests in American politics, the history of international relations. He has held fellowships from the Social Science Research Council, the German Historical Society, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the Center for the Study of European Integration. He has served as President of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations and served on the United States Department of State’s Historical Advisory Committee as the representative of the Organization of American Historians from 2005-2008.Get a copy of his book: https://a.co/d/hEMJSh5Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for more American history!Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkOur website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/Email us for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com0:00 Intro0:17 History4:42 LBJ and the Vietnam War12:58 Nixon and Vietnam20:38 Nixon and Kissinger controversy26:08 Idealist vs realist32:44 Living through the Cold War37:24 Nixon vs Reagan41:34 Nixon China visit1:00:39 Watergate1:02:00 Kissinger and foreign policy1:13:16 Historical figures

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9 months ago
1 hour 18 minutes 18 seconds

American History Gazette
Donald Stinson: Nixon, Watergate, and the White House

Don Stinson is the author of "Downstairs at the White House," his true story of loitering outside the Oval Office as a teenage clerk during Watergate.


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0:00 Intro0:22 The memoir29:08 Vietnam War38:47 The White House58:09 Nixon1:20:03 Watergate1:39:58 Gerald Ford1:54:15 The famous unmarked book2:00:34 Washington DC

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10 months ago
2 hours 15 minutes 24 seconds

American History Gazette
Keith Saliba: The Vietnam War

Keith Saliba is a professor at Jacksonville University and he is the author of "Death in the Highlands: The Siege of Special Forces Camp Plei Me" and "Crucible 1972: The War for Peace in Vietnam." Get a copy of the book: https://a.co/d/6cdETgZKeith's website: https://www.jkeithsaliba.com/ Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Our website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/ Email us for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:44 Studying history 4:40 Interviewing Vietnam veterans 13:16 The impact of TV 19:57 LBJ escalation of the war 31:44 Nixon's Vietnamization 48:35 The war for peace 51:47 North Vietnamese offensive 59:30 Iraq and Afghanistan 1:04:33 Nixon

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11 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes 48 seconds

American History Gazette
Paul Zigo: World War II

Paul Zigo is a former professor at Brooksdale Community College and he is the director of the WWII Era Studies Institute. WWII Era Studies Institute: http://ww2erastudies.com/ The Greatest Generation Speaks: https://www.loc.gov/collections/veterans-history-project-collection/?q=paul+zigo Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Our website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/ Email us for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:28 Importance of studying WWII 14:52 American involvement 22:34 Naval campaigns 29:47 Why Germany declared war on America 44:58 Bombing campaigns 52:07 Learning from mistakes 56:32 Dwight Eisenhower 1:01:10 George Patton 1:11:55 FDR and Stalin 1:15:50 Harry Truman and the atomic bombs 1:24:05 George C. Marshall 1:27:46 WWII veterans

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11 months ago
1 hour 39 minutes 4 seconds

American History Gazette
Maj. Gen. Jason Bohm: The Origin of the Marine Corps

Jason Bohm is a retired United States Marine Corps major general who last served as the Inspector General of the Marine Corps, Commanding General of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, and as the Chief of Staff of the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO. He is also the author of Washington's Marines: The Origin of the Corps and the American Revolution. Get a copy of the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1611216265?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_31AD60RT0VE91Y1B362G&peakEvent=5&dealEvent=0&bestFormat=true Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Our website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/ Email us for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:40 Importance of history 18:36 The book 21:06 The Marine Corps 35:01 The Origin of the Corps 54:41 Battle of Trenton 1:07:57 Being on the front lines 1:11:39 Relationship between the branches 1:21:42 The uniqueness of the Marines 1:31:49 Transition to civilian life 1:37:41 Advice for young people

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1 year ago
1 hour 46 minutes 15 seconds

American History Gazette
Jeff Fynn-Paul: Colonialism, Marxism, and the Truth About the New World

Jeff Fynn-Paul is an economic historian at Leiden University and he is the author of “Not Stolen: The Truth about European Colonialism in the New World.” Get a copy of the book: https://a.co/d/9jc5FIE Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Our website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/ Email us for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:26 The book 10:22 Politicization of history 26::25 Stolen land 35:00 Christopher Colombus 43:02 European reaction to the natives 47:19 The number of natives in the New World 52:38 Disease 59:48 Cultural genocide 1:07:17 Culturism vs racism 1:10:21 Thanksgiving 1:16:45 Trail of Tears 1:21:55 Reservations 1:26:48 Reparations 1:30:00 Dinner with historical figures

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1 year ago
1 hour 37 minutes 11 seconds

American History Gazette
Jason Emerson: The Untold Story of the Lincoln Family

Jason Emerson is an award-winning Lincoln scholar and general historian. He is the author or editor of eight books and nearly fifty articles. He has lectured around the country from the Library of Congress to the Florida State Book Fair to the Lincoln Shrine in Redlands, California, and everywhere in between. He is also the man who found the lost Mary Lincoln insanity letters that historians have been searching for for almost 100 years. Jason’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jason-Emerson/author/B001JS7JT2?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Jason’s website: https://jasonemersonhistorian.com/ Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Our website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/ Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:31 Jason's research 12:13 Abraham Lincoln 26:15 Mary Todd Lincoln 45:34 Lincoln children 54:07 Mary committed to the insane asylum 1:00:40 Mary Lincoln insanity letters 1:15:25 Lost history 1:19:48 Robert Lincoln 1:37:59 Studying dead people 1:41:30 Lincoln biographies 1:43:54 Dinner with historical figures 1:49:28 Advice for young people

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1 year ago
1 hour 53 minutes 51 seconds

American History Gazette
Spencer Klavan: Light, God, Science, and Reality

Spencer A. Klavan is associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books, host of the Young Heretics podcast, and author of "Light of the Mind, Light of the World: Illuminating Science Through Faith." Get a copy of the book: https://a.co/d/b8yWc4w Young Heretics podcast: https://youtube.com/@younghereticsshow?si=R7qWrJLzqxAp-7Bz Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Our website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/ Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:49 The book 13:14 Light 28:48 Creation 47:46 Evolution 51:41 Reality 56:54 Jordan Peterson 59:25 Dinner with anyone from history

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1 year ago
1 hour 3 minutes 11 seconds

American History Gazette
Mark Lee Gardner: Manifest Destiny, the Wild West, Famous Outlaws, and Western Films

Mark Lee Gardner is a historian and author specializing in the Wild West. Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Our website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/ Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:21 Manifest Destiny 22:30 Boom and bust towns 37:02 Impact of the Civil War 43:04 Land deeds 52:07 Gun control and rule of law 59:17 Tombstone 1:17:44 Organized crime 1:22:37 Mountain men 1:26:44 Western movies

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1 year ago
1 hour 38 minutes 28 seconds

American History Gazette
The Untold Story of Japanese Internment During WWII

Dr. Brandon March is a historian specializing in the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Our website: https://www.americanhistorygazette.com/ Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:19 Japanese immigration to America 18:50 Outbreak of WW2 30:36 Japanese farmers 36:40 Japanese Internment 58:10 Conditions in the camps 1:03:27 Assimilation back into society 1:10:13 Reparations 1:19:04 Fragility of liberty

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1 year ago
1 hour 24 minutes 38 seconds

American History Gazette
The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism

Niels Eichhorn and Duncan Campbell are co-authors of "The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism." While historians have acknowledged that the issues of race, slavery, and emancipation were not unique to the American Civil War, they have less frequently recognized the conflict’s similarities to other global events. As renowned historian Carl Degler pointed out, the Civil War was “one among many” such conflicts during the mid-nineteenth century. Understanding the Civil War’s place in world history requires placing it within a global context of other mid-nineteenth-century political, social, and cultural issues and events."The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism" explores the conflict from this perspective, taking a transnational and comparative approach, with a particular focus on the period from the 1830s to the 1870s. Get a copy of the book: https://a.co/d/4jEsx62 Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Connect with American History Gazette on social media: https://linktr.ee/americanhistorygazette Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:22 Opening quote 2:35 Human nature 12:41 Nationalism 22:47 Propaganda 29:28 Liberalism 32:41 Modernist vs pre-modernist 35:28 Nationalism in the Civil War 51:36 Why secession constitutional? 1:00:13 Abraham Lincoln 1:05:46 International reaction to the Civil War 1:18:13 Unification after the Civil War 1:29:39 The first modern war 1:39:34 Nationalism from the Civil War to today 1:51:59 Advice for young people

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1 year ago
1 hour 58 minutes 14 seconds

American History Gazette
Norman Ohler: LSD, the CIA, the Cold War, and the War on Drugs

Norman Ohler is the international bestselling author of "Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich," and "Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age." Norman's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K1SFFU Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Connect with American History Gazette on social media: https://linktr.ee/americanhistorygazette Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:25 Writing about Nazis and drugs 2:29 Drugs in the Third Reich 9:29 Discovery of LSD 18:00 Reaction to LSD 21:23 Operation Alsos 29:42 Operation Paperclip 31:30 Henry Anslinger 37:09 Cold War mind race 44:54 Project MK-Ultra 50:07 Timothy Leary 59:46 War on Drugs 1:06:14 Stoned Ape Theory

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1 year ago
1 hour 9 minutes 27 seconds

American History Gazette
Lexington and Concord: The Battles That Sparked the American Revolution

Dana Dillon is the author of "Sowing Dragon's Teeth: A Novel of the Battles of Lexington and Concord." He served twenty years in the Army as an Infantry and Foreign Area officer and currently serves as an intelligence analyst at the Pentagon. Get a copy of the book: https://a.co/d/awoh5kc Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Connect with American History Gazette on social media: https://linktr.ee/americanhistorygazette Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 0:39 The book 3:08 Leading up to the Revolution 21:59 Spies 28:04 British plan to quell rebellion 33:20 Battle of Lexington 44:13 Battle of Concord 53:46 Political ramifications 56:51 Experience gained 1:01:29 The nature of rebellion 1:06:48 Russia and Ukraine 1:12:25 Legacy of the American Revolution

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1 year ago
1 hour 16 minutes 55 seconds

American History Gazette
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?

Alexander Keyssar is the Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy. An historian by training, he has specialized in the exploration of historical problems that have contemporary policy implications. His book, "The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States," was named the best book in U.S. history by both the American Historical Association and the Historical Society; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. Keyssar's latest book, entitled "Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?", is published by Harvard University Press. Get a copy of the book here: https://a.co/d/fqFgufq Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Connect with American History Gazette on social media: https://linktr.ee/americanhistorygazette Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com


0:00 Intro

0:38 The book

5:40 Electoral College

15:17 Constitutional Convention

28:22 Race

38:04 Female suffrage

39:35 Federal vs unitary government

45:50 Process of choosing delegates

50:55 Efforts for reform

1:03:10 2024 election

1:04:58 Future of democracy

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1 year ago
1 hour 13 minutes 56 seconds

American History Gazette
The Nixon Conspiracy: Watergate and the Plot to Remove the President

Geoff Shepard graduated from Harvard Law School in 1969 and was selected a White House Fellow that same year. Following his fellowship year, Geoff joined John Ehrlichman’s newly-created Domestic Council staff at the Nixon White House, where he served for five years, first as staff assistant and ultimately as associate director. He then served on President Nixon’s Watergate defense team, where he was principal deputy to the lead lawyer, J. Fred Buzhardt. He is the man who transcribed the infamous “smoking gun” tape that forced Nixon to resign and in fact he is the one who named it the smoking gun. He is now considered by many to be the world’s leading voice on the Watergate scandal. Geoff's Books: https://a.co/d/1nwzaCE Watergate Secrets and Betrayals Documentary: https://watergatesecret.com/ Geoff's Website: https://shepardonwatergate.com/ Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Connect with American History Gazette on social media: https://linktr.ee/americanhistorygazette Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 1:00 Role in the Nixon Administration 34:03 Watergate 56:22 The CIA 1:10:59 Nixon finds out 1:23:18 Special Prosecution Force 1:48:13 The press and media 1:53:37 Nixon's resignation 2:11:07 Elvis Presley

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1 year ago
2 hours 24 minutes 41 seconds

American History Gazette
The Real Reason America is so Politically Divided Part 2

Seth Dadwell is an internationally known business executive with a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. In American Schism, Radwell looks at our country’s history and ongoing political tensions through the lens of the Radical Enlightenment versus the Moderate Enlightenment, and their dynamic interplay with Counter-Enlightenment movements over the last few centuries. With a firm grasp of historical context and reality, he offers a new vision for America with practical action steps for repairing our rift and healing our wounds. Get a copy of the book here: https://a.co/d/bPKIxAj Seth's website: https://sethdavidradwell.com/ Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for more American history! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Connect with American History Gazette on social media: https://linktr.ee/americanhistorygazette Email me for inquires: americanhistorygazette@gmail.com


0:00 Intro

0:23 Public education

6:23 Church and state

12:05 Counter Enlightenment

22:59 The Civil War

33:43 Donald Trump

47:34 The solution

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1 year ago
54 minutes 32 seconds

American History Gazette
The Real Reason America is so Politically Divided Part 1

Seth Dadwell is an internationally known business executive with a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. In American Schism, Radwell looks at our country’s history and ongoing political tensions through the lens of the Radical Enlightenment versus the Moderate Enlightenment, and their dynamic interplay with Counter-Enlightenment movements over the last few centuries. With a firm grasp of historical context and reality, he offers a new vision for America with practical action steps for repairing our rift and healing our wounds. Get a copy of the book here: https://a.co/d/bPKIxAj Seth's website: https://sethdavidradwell.com/ Follow rate, and hit the bell for more American history!

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0:00 Intro 0:50 Seth's upbringing 2:36 Tipping point 7:50 Fear and apathy 10:16 Incentive structures 26:35 Personality vs policy 28:34 Tribal politics 40:09 Radical Enlightenment vs Moderate Enlightenment

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1 year ago
54 minutes 51 seconds

American History Gazette
The Mighty Moo: The USS Cowpens and Her Epic WW2 Journey

Nathan Canestaro is a professional intelligence officer whose research on his grandfather’s service in World War II led to a decade-​long effort to uncover the story of Cowpens and her crew. Currently on assignment to the National Intelligence Council, Nathan has twenty-​five years of experience writing about military operations for policymakers in the US government. 📚Get a copy of the book here: https://a.co/d/fwEqueh 🔔Follow, rate, and hit the bell for more American history! 🤝Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/AmericanHistoryGazette?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink 📌Connect with American History Gazette on social media: https://linktr.ee/americanhistorygazette

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1 year ago
1 hour 36 minutes 49 seconds

American History Gazette
Welcome to American History Gazette, a podcast where each episode unravels the rich fabric of American history, exploring the events and people that have shaped the nation. Join us as we delve into the pivotal moments, unsung heroes, and iconic figures that have woven the diverse and complex story of the United States.