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Short History Of...

The Founding Fathers of the US

Short History Of...

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4.74.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The founding of the United States on July 4th, 1776, changed the world, and inspired other colonies to control their own destinies. The men responsible for writing and signing the Declaration of Independence - the Founding Fathers - have gone down in history as legends, with an almost ‘God-like status’. But nearly 250 years on, their legacy is challenged and debated. So who were the founding fathers? How did their talents, ideas and flaws shape their nation? And how do the choices they made in the 18th century still affect the world today? This is a Short History Of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Written by Kate Harrison. With thanks to Dr Lindsay M Chervinsky, a presidential historian, and author of The Cabinet: George Washingon and the Creation of an American Institution. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's the early hours of Christmas morning, 1776.

0:37.0

On the frozen banks of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania,

0:40.0

21-year-old Captain Alexander Hamilton wonders if it's possible to be any colder

0:45.0

than he is right now and survive.

0:49.0

The river below is an obstacle course of ice and slush.

0:55.0

It's enough to kill a man within seconds of falling in.

0:58.0

Yet the water is exactly where Hamilton is headed.

1:02.0

The next stage in the fight for George Washington's

1:05.2

continental army against the British.

1:10.0

He leads his man down to where a flotilla of small boats is waiting to take them across the river,

1:15.0

trying to control his hacking cough.

1:17.0

He helps to load cannons into a 60-foot ferry alongside 40 of his men.

1:23.0

But as they work, snow starts to fall.

1:27.0

Could things get any worse?

1:31.0

Less than six months ago, the mood was buoyant after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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