In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Stacy Schiff, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, joins us to explore and investigate the life, deeds, and contributions of Samuel Adams using details from her book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams (Little Brown, 2022).
During this episode, Schiff reveals what we know about Samuel Adams’ life and education; How Adams made politics his career and his successes and failures in politics; And some of the work Adams did transform protests and debates over imperial taxation into a revolution for social and political change.
You can listen to the podcast here.
Ben Franklin’s World is an award-winning podcast. It’s for people who love history and for those who want to know more about the historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our world. Each episode features an interview with a historian who shares their unique insights into our early American past. It is a production of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios.
For a full list of this week’s New York Almanack podcasts announcements click HERE.
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