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Stacey Schiff

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Political Rewind: Pulitizer Prize winner Stacy Schiff joins us to talk her book 'The Revolutionary'

Tuesday on Political Rewind: In the aftermath of the Jan. 6th committee's unprecedented decision to refer former President Trump to criminal charges, we take a step back to look at the origins of our democracy. Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff joins us to discuss Samuel Adams' vision for our country.

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A cannon encrusted in rust and mud sits inside a warehouse operated by the Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday. It's one of 19 cannons discovered in the Savannah River since last year that experts believe date to the American Revolution.

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19 cannons believed from the Revolutionary War are found in the Savannah River

The mud- and rust-encrusted guns were discovered by accident as the Georgia riverbed was being dredged. Researchers suspect they came from British ships scuttled to the river bottom in 1779.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A cannon encrusted in rust and mud sits inside a warehouse operated by the Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday, April 28, 2022. It’s one of 19 cannons discovered in the Savannah River since last year that experts believe date to the American Revolution, when British ships were scuttled in the river to block colonists’ allies from reaching Savannah by ship.

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Revolutionary find: 19 cannons in Savannah River likely sunk in 1779

A warehouse in coastal Georgia is holding historical treasures that evidence suggests were lost for more than 240 years. Crews dredging the Savannah River downstream from the city of Savannah last year dug up three cannons that archaeologists believe came from British ships scuttled in the river during the American Revolution.

April 29, 2022
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  • Associated Press

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Political Rewind Special Edition: Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Atkinson

On this Special Edition of Political Rewind, a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Atkinson. His new book, The British Are Coming ,...

April 29, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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Political Rewind Special Edition: Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Atkinson

On this Special Edition of Political Rewind, a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Atkinson. His new book, The British Are Coming,...

November 26, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut

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"On Second Thought" For Friday, April 19, 2019

Casimir Pulaski was born in Poland in 1745. After proving his military mastery in independence struggles across Europe, Pulaski moved to Boston in 1777....

April 19, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more
Casimir Pulaski, Polish hero, is mortally wounded while leading French and American Cavalry forces during the siege of Savannah, Ga. in 1779.

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Savannah Skeleton, DNA Show Revolutionary War Hero Casimir Pulaski May Have Been Intersex

Casimir Pulaski was born in Poland in 1745. After proving his military mastery in independence struggles across Europe, Pulaski moved to Boston in 1777....

April 19, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

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