Imperfect Men

On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss the “Penman of the Revolution,” John Dickinson.Podcast to recommend: Age of Napoleon (https://ageofnapoleon.com/)SourcesCalvert, Jane E. “Liberty Without Tumult: Understanding the Politics of John Dickinson.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 131. Philadelphia, PA: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 2007.Dickin

On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss Silas Deane, America’s first diplomat.Podcast to recommend: Rejects and Revolutionaries (https://americanhistorypodcast.net/)SourcesCovart, Elizabeth M. “Silas Deane, Forgotten Patriot.” Journal of the American Revolution. 30 Jul 2014. <https://allthingsliberty.com/2014/07/silas-deane-forgotten-patriot/>. Retrieved 2 May 2024.Drur

On this episode, De Steve and De Cody discuss their second straight subject (and fourth overall) from Elizabeth, New Jersey, John De Hart.Podcast to recommend: Passed (https://shows.acast.com/passedpod)SourcesUnited States Congress. “John De Hart.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000199>. Retrieved 23 Apr 20

On this episode, Cody and Steve bring the podcast home as they discuss the man whose name adorns the city that the show is recorded in, Jonathan Dayton.Sources“Brief History of Dayton.” City of Dayton, City Commission Office. <http://www.cityofdayton.org/cco/Pages/BriefHistory.aspx>. Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.Stewart, David O. “Burr, Ogden and Dayton: The Original Jersey Boy

On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss their first subject who didn’t sign any of the founding documents, the hero of Charlotte and the original Tar Heel, William Richardson Davie.Podcast to recommend: Flatpack History of Sweden (https://aflatpackhistoryofsweden.com/)SourcesAnderson III, William L. “William Richardson Davie.” Charlotte History Museum. <https://charlottemu

On this episode, Comrade Cody and Comrade Steve venture into the gulag of American diplomacy as they discuss Francis Dana, the first ambassador from the United States to the once and future adversary, Russia.Podcast to recommend: History of Persia (https://history-of-persia-pod-cast.com/)SourcesBolkhouitinov, Nikolai N. Russia and the American Revolution. Tallahassee, FL: The Diplo

On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss a guy who would probably get picked last for dodgeball, Thomas Cushing.Podcast to recommend: History of the Germans (https://historyofthegermans.com/)SourcesLibrary of Congress. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-89, Vol. I-II. Washington, DC: 1904-05. <https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjclink.html>. Retrieved 21 Feb 2024.Mon

On this episode, Steve and Cody hash out whether Revolutionary martyrdom is enough to be a Founding Father, as they discuss Stephen Crane.Podcast to recommend: History in the Bible (https://www.historyinthebible.com/)SourcesFleming, Thomas. “The Battle of Springfield.” New Jersey’s Revolutionary Experience.  Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1975.“Journals

On this episode, Cody and Steve complete the collection of states as they talk about Rhode Island’s John Collins, and why the little state caused such had such a big problem with the Constitution.Podcast to recommend: Historium (https://historium.buzzsprout.com/)Sources“John Collins.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. <https://bi

On this episode, Cody and Steve tackle the ethics of making money off a war as they discuss George Clymer.Podcast to recommend: Age of Victoria (https://ageofvictoriapodcast.com)Sources“George Clymer.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. <https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/george-clymer/>. Retrieved 9 Jan 2024.“George Clymer.” Bi