S8 Ep735: 5. In 1776, Washington faces an assassination plot involving his own lifeguard. Following the defeat on Long Island, the Marbleheaders perform the "American Dunkirk," miraculously evacuating 9,000 soldiers across the East River under the cover of night an
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5. In 1776, Washington faces an assassination plot involving his own lifeguard. Following the defeat on Long Island, the Marbleheaders perform the "American Dunkirk," miraculously evacuating 9,000 soldiers across the East River under the cover of night and heavy fog, saving the Continental Army from total destruction. (5)
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| 0:40.7 | The author Patrick O'Donnell, his new book, The Indispensibles, |
| 0:45.9 | The Diverse Soldier Mariners who shape the country, |
| 0:48.5 | formed the Navy and rode Washington across the Delaware. |
| 0:51.8 | This is the story of Marblehead, Massachusetts, |
| 0:54.1 | and its brave self-sacrificing |
| 0:56.8 | volunteers during the revolution, which was also a civil war. Their neighbors were loyalists, |
| 1:04.2 | and yet they survived the war, fought all the way through. We are now in 1776. The marbleheaders have formed the lifeguard around |
| 1:13.6 | Washington in addition to having a marble head regiment with the Continental Army. Washington |
| 1:20.0 | has moved its headquarters, his headquarters, from the siege of Boston, the British withdrew, |
| 1:24.6 | to New York, to Manhattan himself. Washington is going to Manhattan. |
| 1:29.5 | He's now headquarters on Pearl Street. He's guarded by the lifeguard led by Caleb Gibbs of Marblehead and others. |
| 1:37.8 | And there's an assassination plot. Patrick, a very good evening to you. Wonderful the storytelling, |
| 1:46.6 | especially the assassination of George Washington, |
| 1:48.3 | and gets my attention. |
| 1:52.2 | Who was behind this and how was it put together? |
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