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Podcast: New Books in Women's History
Episode: Woody Holton, "Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution" (Simon and Schuster, 2021)
Description: A âdeeply researched and bracing retellingâ (Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prizeâwinning historian) of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooked Americansâwomen, Native Americans, African Americans, and religious dissenters.Using more than a thousand eyewitness records, Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution (Simon and Schuster, 2021) is a âspirited accountâ (Gordon S. Wood, Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author of The Radicalism of the American Revolution) that explores countless connections between the Patriots of 1776 and other Americans whose passion for freedom often brought them into conflict with the Founding Fathers. âIt is all one story,â pri...