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Back to Episodes#Todayin1776: Poor Landon Carter's Mom Embarrasses Him in Front of George Washingon
Published 8 months, 1 week ago
Description
I chuckled at this, from planter and pamphleteer Landon Carter's diary and letters, which describe his very critical thoughts on "Common Sense" and his relief that Gen. Lee had not written it. He also recounts trying to get his grandson a slot in the army and how that ends embarrassingly for him and the grandson thanks to the young man's mother's breakdown.
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