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The historical figure discussed in this episode is a subject of debate in many circles, all of whom seem to have polarized opinions on his character and beliefs. When one analyzes Benjamin Franklin’s own words and experiences, it becomes clear what an extraordinary person he really was. Learn about the man behind the misconceptions and discover a Founding Father whose name is truly worthy of our honor.

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Resources:

The Real Benjamin Franklin: by Andrew M. Allison

https://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/212/franklin/stiles_letter.htm

https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/benfranklin.htm

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After fighting a revolution, America thought it was finished contending with Britain, until the war of 1812 once again placed the patriots in peril. With the capitol in ashes, the arm of God was once again needed to save the infant nation from ruin. Learn the events that produced the words, "The land of the free and the home of the brave."

Resources:

What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life by Marc Leepson

Gods Courageous Composer Francis Scott Key by David Collins

https://afb.org/HelenKellerArchive?a=p&p=helenkellerdocumentdisplay&d=A-HK01-07-B140-F01-016&

https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/fort-mchenry-and-the-war-of-1812

https://maryland1812.com/francis-scott-keys-tells-a-story-of-september-1814/

https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/artwork/dolley-madison-comes-to-the-rescue

https://constitutioncenter.org/amp/blog/on-this-day-the-british-set-fire-to-washington-d-c

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKfw8nysLA&pp=ygUbd2FsbCBidWlsZGVycyBzdGFyIHNwYW5nbGVk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qn-Lgq1Btw&t=275s&pp=ygUbd2FsbCBidWlsZGVycyBzdGFyIHNwYW5nbGVk

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In a time when faith is largely ridiculed and seen as foolish, we often forget that some of the most brilliant people in history had a firm belief in a Divine Creator. This episode discusses a contemporary of Charles Darwin whose name has been lost to the world because he stayed true to his beliefs. The great natural scientist’s life holds a much needed lesson for our day.

Resources:

Agassiz’s thoughts on the origin of species:

https://wwnorton.com/college/history/archive/resources/documents/ch21_04.htm#:~:text=The%20foremost%20critic%20of%20Darwinism,challenge%20to%20Darwin's%20new%20thesis


https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6078/pg6078-images.html

https://www.bartleby.com/lit-hub/poems-of-places-an-anthology-in-31-volumes/the-prayer-of-agassiz-3/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/18118

https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Popular_Science_Monthly/Volume_40/April_1892/Agassiz_at_Penikese

http://kids.ochristian.com/Biographies-for-Children/Louis-Agassiz.shtml

https://www.biblestudytools.com/hebrews/11-3-compare.html#google_vignette

The Other Eminent Men of Wilford Woodruff by: Vicki Jo Anderson

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This episode explores the Christian roots of America's universities and introduces you to an early educator, who crossed the ocean to play a critical role in the American Revolution. In a time when truth is subjective and morality is outdated, we need more than ever to look to the past to discover how education shapes a society.

Resources:

John Witherspoon and the issue of slavery:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00405736231207548


John Witherspoon and the Founding of the American Republic, by Jeffery H. Morrison

John Witherspoon by Jr. David Walker Woods

http://eada.lib.umd.edu/text-entries/a-poem-on-the-rising-glory-of-america/

https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/john-witherspoon/

https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/1776-witherspoon-dominion-of-providence-over-the-passions-of-men-sermon#

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00405736231207548

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/the-dominion-of-providence/?amp

https://rodmartin.org/dominion-providence-passions-men/

https://www.acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-34-number-1/john-witherspoon-educating-liberty

https://paw.princeton.edu/article/continental-congress-nassau-hall

http://www.rampantscotland.com/famous/blfamwitherspoon.htm

https://jwc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Founding-Father-John-Witherspoon.pdf

https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2024/02/john-witherspoon/

https://www.maggiecraig.co.uk/2015/04/23/escape-from-the-jacobites-at-doune-cast

https://christianheritagefellowship.com/the-christian-founding-of-harvard/

https://www.liberty.edu/journal/article/christianity-and-the-american-university/#:~:text=American%20higher%20education%20rests%20upon,Christ%2C%20and%20a%20biblical%20worldview.

https://www.ulpanor.com/2021/02/26/the-yale-connection/

https://newcriterion.com/article/the-forgotten-founder-john-witherspoon/#:~:text=Under%20With

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Dark times reveal the best and worst of human nature. The French Revolution took place right on the cusp of the American Revolution, but their results were drastically different. With revolution erupting in France, Lafayette's family would witness the tragic fall of a nation. This episode explores what Charles Dickens dubbed, "The best and worst of times," and how the lessons it teaches are applicable to our day.

Resources:

Lafayette, by Harlow Giles Unger

Adrienne: The Life of The Marquise De La Fayette, by Andre Maurois

Madame de Lafayette, by Constance Wright

https://www.iwp.edu/articles/2018/01/12/the-dechristianization-of-france-during-the-french-revolution/

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This episode explores the life of a hero of two different nations. A young man who fled a life of luxury for the life of a volunteer soldier. Learn what inspired the Marquis de Lafayette to be an instrument in God's hands to change the outcome of the American Revolution.

Resources:

Lafayette by Harlow Giles Unger


https://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/generous-heart-marquis-de-lafayette

https://chrisstevensonauthor.com/2016/08/02/lafayettes-life-decide-what-to-be-and-go-be-it/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9781469658759_zucker.11?seq=1

https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/prince-william-henry-duke-of-gloucester-and-edinburgh-son-of-frederick-prince-of-wales/

https://www.varsitytutors.com/earlyamerica/early-america-review/volume-4/marquis-de-lafayette-american-revolution

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/marquis-de-lafayette/

https://heritage.bnf.fr/france-ameriques/en/lafayette-hero-article#:~:text=By%20the%20summer%20of%201775,brother%20of%20King%20George%20III.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pbib9yuEHzY&pp=ygUVbGFmYXlldHRlIGRvY3VtZW50YXJ5

http://libertarianstvo.org/en/personalities/item/56-marquis-de-lafayette

http://libertarianstvo.org/en/personalities/item/56-marquis-de-lafayette

https://www.dummies.com/article/body-mind-spirit/religion-spirituality/freemasonry/the-basic-principles-of-freemasons-195589/

https://www.americanheritage.com/lafayette-hero-among-heroes#

https://www.americanheritage.com/lafayette-hero-among-heroes#

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The line between hero and villain can be very obscured in the mass of historical opinions, but this episode presents a case for the man largely criticized by scholars and the public alike, that can't seem to agree upon his character. Learn about the life, motivations and faith of Christopher Columbus.

Resources:

Christopher Columbus A Man Among The Gentiles, by Clark B Hinckley.

America’s Destiny Choosing God’s Will Or Ours, by Tad R Callister.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=89a9OxU0eyQ&pp=ygUWV2FsbCBidWlsZGVycyBjb2x1bWJ1cw%3D%3D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Jph_qzqPo&t=1110s&pp=ygUWV2FsbCBidWlsZGVycyBjb2x1bWJ1cw%3D%3D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6EeUdqLVIek&t=209s&pp=ygUWV2FsbCBidWlsZGVycyBjb2x1bWJ1cw%3D%3D

https://rsc.byu.edu/christopher-columbus-latter-day-saint-perspective/later-years-book-prophecies-final-voyage

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Benedict Arnold is undoubtably the most infamous traitor in American history, but few realize how his treachery nearly destroyed the American cause. It would have succeeded without miraculous intervention. Learn the little known story of West Point.

References:

https://www.azquotes.com/author/7392-Thomas_Jefferson/tag/honor

https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-benedict-arnold

https://www.intel.gov/evolution-of-espionage/revolutionary-war/british-espionage/benedict-arnold#:~:text=Through%20his%20wife%2C%20Arnold%20contacted,Washington%20during%20a%20planned%20visit.

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/benedict-arnolds-treason-unmasked-to-washington-in-arnolds-own-house/

https://emergingrevolutionarywar.org/2020/09/25/arnolds-treason-240-years-later-arnolds-escape-peggys-hysteria-yseptember-25-1780/

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/west-point/

https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/benedict-arnolds-1780-treason-and-execution-john-andre

https://sleepyhollowcountry.com/the-capture-of-john-andre/

https://www.hudsonrivervalley.org/john-paulding

https://www.americanheritage.com/three-forgotten-heroes

https://www.ushistory.org/march/bio/andre2.htm

https://allthingsliberty.com/2022/07/major-andres-captors-revisited-separating-myth-from-historical-reality/

https://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibitions/fidelity-medal

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/31693.Samuel_Adams

https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/george-washington-benedict-arnold/benedict-arnold/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/benedict-arnold-turned-traitor-american-revolution-180958786/