Imperfect Men

By: Cody Reynolds & Stephen Alexander
  • Summary

  • Ever wondered about the men who signed the documents that founded America? Every other week, we rank the Founding Fathers from Andrew Adams to George Wythe. Join us as we cover these Imperfect Men.

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    Cody Reynolds & Stephen Alexander
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Episodes
  • 45: Joseph Galloway
    Oct 22 2024

    On this episode, Cody and Steve talk about Joseph Galloway, the Founding Father who committed the ultimate sin.


    Podcast to recommend: Assassinations (Assassinations Podcast)


    Sources

    · Ferling, John. The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the American Revolution. College Station, PA: Pennsylvania State U. Press, 1977.

    · Ford, Washington C., ed. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-89 Vol 1. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1904.

    · Gardner, Zachary. “Joseph Galloway: The Occupation of Philadelphia.” HIST 102: The American Revolutionary War. Harvard U. Department of History, 2017. . Retrieved 24 Sept 2024.

    · Stewart, Graham. “Joseph Galloway: The Forgotten Founding Father.” Englesberg Ideas, 19 Jan 2021. . Retrieved 24 Sept 2024.

    · Smith, James M. “Joseph Galloway’s Plan of Union.” Journal of the American Revolution, 26 Jan 2022. . Retrieved 24 Sept 2024.

    · United States Congress. “Galloway, Joseph.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. . Retrieved 24 Sept 2024.


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    33 mins
  • 44: Thomas Fitzsimons
    Oct 8 2024

    On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss another Revolutionary immigrant from the Emerald Isle, Thomas Fitzsimons.


    Podcast to recommend: Anglo-Saxon England (Anglo-Saxon England (evergreenpodcasts.com))


    Sources

    · Flanders, Henry. “Thomas Fitzsimmons.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 2, no. 3 (1878): 306–14. . Retrieved 10 Sept 2024.

    · United States Congress. “Fitzsimons, Thomas.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. . Retrieved 10 Sept 2024.

    · Wright, Jr., Robert K., and Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1987.

    · See pinned tweet for general sources


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    26 mins
  • 43: William Few
    Sep 24 2024

    On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss the few and far between details of the Constitutional Convention’s man of few words, William Few.


    Podcast to recommend: American Revolution (http://blog.amrevpodcast.com/)


    Sources

    • United States Congress. “Few, William.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. . Retrieved 27 Aug 2024.
    • Wright, Jr., Robert K., and Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1987.
    • See pinned tweet for general sources

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    22 mins

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