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The Backstory: Do it my way: Politics bust up a Founding Father’s family

The Backstory: Do it my way: Politics bust up a Founding Father’s family

FromThe Backstory with Patty Steele


The Backstory: Do it my way: Politics bust up a Founding Father’s family

FromThe Backstory with Patty Steele

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Jun 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

You think politics bust up our families? It’s hard to believe that, like us, politics could fracture a Founding Father’s family. Ben Franklin was incredibly close to his son William, then NJ’s royal governor, until he declared his allegiance to the king.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Love a good, juicy story that goes beyond what we already know? We're talking scandalous presidential family members, a mass murder at a world-famous architect's home, stolen inventions, nude athletes at the first Olympics, compulsive liars, the arrival of the bikini, and so much more. History fanatic Patty Steele tells you the inside backstories you didn’t know you needed to know.