Encore Presentation: Samuel Adams, The Revolutionary with Stacy Schiff

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News Commentary, News, Government, Politics

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🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This episode was originally released on July 18, 2023. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning and New York Times bestselling author, Stacy Schiff to discuss the life of Founding Father Samuel Adams, his role in the American Revolution, and the legacy he leaves behind (despite his best efforts not to). Plus, what are the parallels between our nation's infancy and today. If you'd like more from Stacy Schiff, be sure to pick up her latest book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone it's Reep. Before we get started I just want to say thank you for
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0:16.0	As always, all I could say is thank you, keep on listening, and now on with the show. Welcome back to the Lincoln Project.
0:30.0	I'm your host, Reed Gailen. Today I'm joined by Pulitzer
0:35.0	Prize winning and New York Times best-selling author Stacy Schiff. She's
0:38.7	written an impressive catalog of books including award-winning biographies on
0:42.1	Benjamin Franklin, Cleopatra, and now her
0:44.8	latest book, The Revolutionary Samuel Adams.
0:48.1	The Revolutionary was named one of the Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of 2022, and was also featured on President Barack Obama's list of
0:55.0	Best Books for last year.
0:56.6	It's available wherever fine books are sold.
0:59.0	In addition to her books, Stacy has written for numerous publications including The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the LA Times.
1:06.2	She's coming to us from north of New York City today.
1:08.7	Stacey, welcome.
1:10.3	Thanks Reed, I'm delighted to join you.
1:12.3	Okay, so I'm going to start on page one.
1:15.0	He was a perfect failure until middle age.
1:19.0	Samuel Adams, who you note has only come down to us as a Fire Brand revolutionary and a popular
1:26.0	beer was a failure until Middle H.
1:29.1	This is a guy who went to Harvard, who had opportunities, but somehow until the middle of his life couldn't figure it out.
1:36.1	So I don't know why, but I find that immensely appealing.
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