Ben Franklin's World12 Loka 2021

313 The Marquis de Lafayette

You know “America’s favorite fighting Frenchman” is the Marquis de Lafayette. But what do you know about Lafayette and his life? How and why did this French-born noble end up fighting in the American Revolution? Mike Duncan, a self-described history geek, public historian, and the podcaster behind the award-winning podcast The History of Rome and the popular podcast Revolutions, joins us to investigate the life of the Marquis de Lafayette with details from his book, Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/313 Complementary Episodes 🎧 Bonus Episode: The Marquis de Lafayette and the Hermione 🎧 Episode 071: Bruce Venter, Saratoga & Hubbardton, 1777 🎧 Episode 203: Joanne Freeman, Alexander Hamilton 🎧 Episode 208: Nathaniel Philbrick, Turning Points of the American Revolution 🎧 Episode 311: Katherine Carté, Religion and the American Revolution REQUEST A TOPIC 📨 Topic Request Form 📫 liz@benfranklinsworld.com WHEN YOU'RE READY 🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter 👩‍💻 Join the BFW Listener Community LISTEN 🎧 🍎 Apple Podcasts 💚 Spotify 🎶 Amazon Music 🛜 Pandora CONNECT 🦋 Liz on Bluesky 👩‍💻 Liz on LinkedIn 🛜 Liz’s Website SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 💚 Leave a rating on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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003 Future of the Library Company of Philadelphia

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002 Exhibitions at the Library Company of Philadelphia

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001 History of the Library Company of Philadelphia

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000 Ben Franklin's World with Liz Covart

Host Liz Covart welcomes you to Ben Franklin's World: A Podcast About Early American History. Liz describes the show and reveals what what you can expect to discover in future episodes. Show Notes: ...

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