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Podcast: Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show
Episode: Revolutionary Talk - The Quiet Before the Storm
Description: It is October 10, 1775, and Norwich can feel the weight of the war pressing closer than ever. Prices rise, faith stretches thin, and the news from Boston and Philadelphia gives as much worry as hope. General Gage has sailed home in disgrace, replaced by the iron-willed General Howe, while Washington clings to his siege lines with more resolve than rations. In Philadelphia, Congress takes a daring step — authorizing the first ships of a Continental Navy, a fleet born more from courage than coin. Across the ocean, King George prepares to brand us as rebels, and Norwich li...