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Imperfect Men

By: Cody Reynolds & Stephen Alexander
  • Summary

  • Ever wondered about the men who signed the documents that founded America? Every other week, we rank the Founding Fathers from Andrew Adams to George Wythe. Join us as we cover these Imperfect Men.

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    Cody Reynolds & Stephen Alexander
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Episodes
  • Episode 33: Jonathan Dayton
    Apr 23 2024

    On this episode, Cody and Steve bring the podcast home as they discuss the man whose name adorns the city that the show is recorded in, Jonathan Dayton.


    Sources

    • “Brief History of Dayton.” City of Dayton, City Commission Office. . Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.
    • Stewart, David O. “Burr, Ogden and Dayton: The Original Jersey Boys.” Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug 2011. . Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.
    • United States Congress. “Jonathan Dayton.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. . Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.
    • Wright Jr., Robert K., and MacGregor Jr., Morris J. Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, DC: United States Army Center of Military History, 1987.
    • See pinned tweet for general sources



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    50 mins
  • Episode 32: William Richardson Davie
    Apr 9 2024

    On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss their first subject who didn’t sign any of the founding documents, the hero of Charlotte and the original Tar Heel, William Richardson Davie.


    Podcast to recommend: Flatpack History of Sweden (https://aflatpackhistoryofsweden.com/)


    Sources

    • Anderson III, William L. “William Richardson Davie.” Charlotte History Museum. . Retrieved 20 Mar 2024.
    • Broadwater, Jeff. “William Richardson Davie.” North Carolina History Project. . Retrieved 20 Mar 2024.
    • Fulghum, R. Neil. William Richardson Davie: Soldier, Statesman, and Founder of the University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: U. of North Carolina Press, 2006.
    • Robinson, Blackwell P. Revolutionary War Sketches of William R. Davie. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1976.
    • See pinned tweet for general sources



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    51 mins
  • Episode 31: Francis Dana
    Mar 26 2024

    On this episode, Comrade Cody and Comrade Steve venture into the gulag of American diplomacy as they discuss Francis Dana, the first ambassador from the United States to the once and future adversary, Russia.


    Podcast to recommend: History of Persia (https://history-of-persia-pod-cast.com/)


    Sources

    • Bolkhouitinov, Nikolai N. Russia and the American Revolution. Tallahassee, FL: The Diplomatic Press, 1976.
    • Dana, Richard H. “Francis Dana.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 1, no. 1, 1877.
    • Kaminski, John P., ed., et al. “Ratification of the Constitution by the States – Massachusetts Supplemental Documents.” The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution. Madison, WI: Center for the Study for the Ratification of the Constitution, 2023.
    • McCullough, David. John Adams. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
    • Ruppert, Bob. “Francis Dana and America’s Failed Embassy to Russia.” Journal of the American Revolution. 22 Feb 2017. . Retrieved 11 Mar 2024.
    • Syrett, Harold, ed. The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 3. New York City, NY: Columbia U. Press, 1962.
    • United States Congress. “Francis Dana.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. . Retrieved 11 Mar 2024.
    • See pinned tweet for general sources



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    47 mins

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