Samuel Adams

Dan Snow's History Hit

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4.7 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Samuel Adams was a political force of nature. Stacy Schiff tells Don how Adams, fuelled by discontent under British rule, instilled a revolutionary spirit in his peers. The result was the Declaration of Independence - and the fight to earn it.

Produced by Benjie Guy. Mixed by Joseph Knight. Senior Producer: Charlotte Long.

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