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Hey folks, Thanksgiving is coming up.

In fact, it's always coming up. It comes around every year.

I can hardly think of a year where it didn't come up eventually.

And so I thought, wouldn't it be good to talk a little bit about, you know, what happened

before Thanksgiving? It just so happens, by the way, that someone who's been on this program

before, William Federer, has written a book called The Treacherous World of the 16th Century

and how the Pilgrims escaped it, which is effectively the prequel to America's freedom.

William Federer, welcome to the program.

Eric, great to be with you.

Hey, I mean, The Treacherous World of the 16th Century and how the Pilgrims escaped it.

Most of us know so little about the 16th Century. We don't think of it as treacherous or non-treacherous.

So what are we talking about here? What is that? What is it that got you to write this book?

You've written so many books on history. It's a joy to talk to you on any historical subject.

But I love it when you come out with a book like this because you really have done your homework

and we get to benefit. So what is it that why do you call it the prequel to America's freedom?

What did they leave?

Well, Europe was ruled by kings and it was being invaded by the Sultan of Turkey.

The Ottoman Sultan, Sulamon the magnificent, he was surrounding Vienna.

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