People you may never have heard of have shaped history in astonishing ways. These are their stories. To learn more about Scott and his books, check out www.scottmillerauthor.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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22 min
Raymond E. Lee, the American who Fought for Britain in its Darkest Hour
In 1940 and 1941, most Americans assumed Britain would not last long under the Blitz, the intense German bombing attacks on London and other cities. Even U.S. Ambassador Joe Kenned…
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20 min
Warren Delano: How FDR's Grandfather Helped Trigger Today's Tense Relations with China
Relations between the United States and China are growing worse. The origins of that discord can be traced back to the 1830s and adventurers like Warren Delano. The beloved grandfa…
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23 min
The Irrepressible Alice Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt's eldest child, Alice, shattered old-fashioned ideas of what it meant to be a woman in the United States. She partied, smoked, and gambled, and at times drove he…
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25 min
Albert Parsons and Chicago's Haymarket Bombing
On November 11, 1897, a hangman slipped a rope around the neck of Albert Parsons. But to this day, the question remains: Was he a dangerous anarchist or a hero of the American labo…
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22 min
Nellie Bly, pioneering journalist
Determined to do “something that no other girl had ever done before,” Nellie Bly showed women could make it in a man’s world and forever changed journalism. Our GDPR privacy policy…
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Lost in History Trailer
People you may never have heard of have shaped our world in astonishing ways. Check out my new podcast, Lost in History, to hear their stories. Available wherever you get your podc…
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23 min
Frederick Funston and America's Ambitions for Empire in the Philippines
In 1901, the United States was mired in an ugly war for control of the Philippines. Frederick Funston, a swashbuckling Army officer who was loved by some and loathed by others, lau…
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23 min
Cyrus Field and the Transatlantic Telegraph
The idea was almost too fantastic to consider in 1857: Near-instant communication between America and Europe by submarine telegraph line. Cyrus Field would face Atlantic storms, re…
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24 min
President McKinley's Assassin
In September 1901, a socially awkward and frustrated anarchist named Leon Czolgosz tracked President William McKinley to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. There, he…