STORIES FROM VALLEY FORGE (PT 1)" WASHINGTON'S DILEMMA & UNSUNG HEROES

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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When General George Washington reached Valley Forge in December of 1777 with a defeated army of 12,000 men, the future of his command and of his army as a fighting force was soon left in serious doubt. There were no log houses for the men. Their clothing was mostly rags- most of the men had no boots. He pleaded with congress, 40 miles away in York, PA, for food and provisions, but they were turning a deaf ear. In this two episode series we highlight the stories about Valley Forge that you probably have not heard or read, and tell of the unsung heroes who pulled together to save the cause of freedom- which was to be won or lost depending on whether or not Washington's army could survive that winter. NEW) 1001 Stories From The Old West (Spotify)- https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Stories from Roy's Diner on Player.fm: Follow Us https://player.fm/series/1001-stories-network 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20radio%20days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vQURMNzU3MzM0Mjg0NQ== 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries at Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20heroes 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20sherlock%20holmes 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20ghost%20stories 1001 Stories for the Road on Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20stories%20for%20the%20road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/search/1001%20greatest%20love%20stories 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (author interviews) on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-historys-best-storytellers APPLE USERS (NEW) 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 1001 Stories From Roy's Diner at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/1001-stories-from-roys-diner/id1594740377 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespodcast@gmail.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	.
0:31.0	Welcome back everyone to one thousand one heroes legends histories and
0:35.6	mysteries podcast. This is your dedicated host and history storyteller John
0:40.0	Haggadorn and it's time for a journey through some very important American
0:44.0	history. You can also see a crucial time in American history as you'd be
0:48.5	right. Perhaps the most crucial time. I know that many of you listeners are well
0:54.2	steeped in history and you can probably name a handful of times when America
0:58.3	came close to the brink of destruction. I can think of a few. One being the
1:03.1	Battle of Midway against the Japanese and the Pacific during World War
1:06.1	II. While their own carriers, the Lexington and the Yorktown were being
1:10.0	destroyed, Sake or Crippled three of Japan's largest aircraft carriers and
1:14.4	destroyed a large portion of their fleet, turning the tide of the Pacific
1:17.8	War against Japan. This was the first time the aircraft carriers had
1:22.3	faced off in war. The 80th anniversary of that battle is being
1:26.3	observed as I write this today. Search our archives here for the Battle of Midway
1:31.0	and you'll find that episode which contains interviews with the USS Yorktown
1:35.2	survivors. It's a very informative episode. Then there was the Battle of New Orleans
1:40.6	in 1812 where Andy Jackson brought together a colorful mix of Cajuns,
1:44.8	pirates, freed slaves and American militiamen and ran the British back down
1:50.1	the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico as Johnny Horton's song goes to be
1:54.6	banished forever as a threat. But it was at Valley Forge about 18 miles
1:59.9	west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the winter of 1777-1778 that America
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