Episode 37: William Henry Drayton

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Imperfect Men

On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, six time Grammy nominee, and lovelorn reality TV subject, William Drayton…wait, no, that’s not right…


Podcast to recommend: The Almost Forgotten (http://almostforgotten.squarespace.com/)


Sources

  • Dabney, William M. and Marion Dargan. William Henry Drayton and the American Revolution. Albuquerque, NM: U. of New Mexico Press, 1962.
  • Krawczynski, Keith. William Henry Drayton: South Carolina Revolutionary Patriot. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press, 2001.
  • “William Henry Drayton.” National Park Service. 27 Dec 2019. <https://www.nps.gov/people/william-henry-drayton.htm>. Retrieved 4 Jun 2024.
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Episode 42: William Ellery

On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss one of those rarest of creatures, a Rhode Islander, William Ellery.


Podcast to recommend: America’s Secret Wars (https://redcircle.com/shows/america-secret-wars)


Sources

  • Fowler, Jr., William M. William Ellery: A Rhode Island Politico and Lord of Admiralty. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1973.
  • Hand, Tom. “William Ellery of Rhode Island: Merchant, Lawyer, and Signer of the Declaration of Independence.” Constituting America. 22 October 2022. <https://constitutingamerica.org/90day-dcin-william-ellery-of-rhode-island-merchant-lawyer-and-signer-of-the-declaration-of-independence-guest-essayist-tom-hand/>. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
  • Pyne, Frederick. “William Ellery.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 2011. <https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/william-ellery/>. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
  • United States Congress. “Ellery, William.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000115>. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
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Episode 41: Eliphalet Dyer

On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss weird biblical names and John Adams’ opinions about people as they discuss Eliphalet Dyer.


Podcast to recommend: History of Byzantium (https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/)


Also... be sure to check out our friends at the Ancient and Esoteric Order of the Jackalope! (https://order-of-the-jackalope.com)


Sources

  • Dexter, Franklin B. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College, 1701-45. New York City, NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1885.
  • Trumbull, J. Hammond. “Eliphalet Dyer.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 3, no. 2 (1879): 174–77. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/20084395>. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
  • United States Congress, “Dyer, Eliphalet,” retrieved 31 July 2024, <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000590>.
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Episode 40: William Duer

On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss William Duer, the man almost single-handedly responsible for America’s first financial crash.


Podcast to recommend: The Hellenistic Age (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/)


Sources

  • Brown, Abram. “The High Crimes And Misadventures Of William Duer, The Founding Father Who Swindled America.” Forbes. 4 Jul 2019. <https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2019/07/04/the-high-crimes-and-misadventures-of-william-duer-the-founding-father-who-swindled-america/>. Retrieved 15 Jul 2024.
  • Jones, Robert Francis. The King of the Alley, William Duer: Politician, Entrepreneur, and Speculator, 1768-99. Philadelphia, PA: American Philosophical Society, 1992.
  • Narron, James, and Skeie, David. “Crisis Chronicles: Central Bank Crisis Management during Wall Street’s First Crash.” Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 9 May 2014. <https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2014/05/crisis-chronicles-central-bank-crisis-management-during-wall-streets-first-crash-1792/#.VmIYbXarTIW>. Retrieved 15 Jul 2024.
  • Sylla, Richard, et al. “Alexander Hamilton, Central Banker: Crisis Management During the U. S. Financial Panic of 1792.” Business History Review 83 (Spring 2009). <https://w4.stern.nyu.edu/research/alexander_hamilton_central_banker.pdf>. Retrieved 15 Jul 2024.
  • Wright, Robert E., and Cowen, David J. Financial Founding Fathers: The Men Who Made America Rich. Chicago, IL: U. of Chicago Press, 2006.
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