Henry Knox: Forgotten Hero (originally aired Sept 11, 2020)

Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 7 p.m.

b'Washington\'s Other Right-Hand Man
Guest: William Hazelgrove, author of \\u201cHenry Knox\\u2019s Noble Train: The Story of a Boston Bookseller\\u2019s Heroic Expedition That Saved the American Revolution\\u201d
Put aside Alexander Hamilton for a minute. Here\'s the story of Henry Knox, a bookseller in Boston, who gets the credit for winning the first major battle of the Revolution and who was Washington\'s right-hand man for years. A self-taught ammunitions specialist, he became a Washington\\u2019s first Secretary of War. His success began with his dramatic retrieval of cannons at Fort Ticonderoga.
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You Never Forget Your First
Guest: Alexis Coe, author of "You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington"
A conversation with the first woman biographer to write about George Washington in 40 years. She wonders why her male counterparts have been obsessed with Washington\'s thighs. More significantly, she also tackles Washington\'s conflicted attitude toward slavery. And she reminds us that Washington was raised by a single mother. And he fought for the British . . . If he\'d been more satisfied with his appointment there, we may not have had an American Revolution.
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Benjamin Franklin
Guest: Nick Bunker, author of "Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity"
How the printing business helped Franklin build his sphere of influence.'