EPISODE · Nov 23, 2022 · 3 MIN
President Franklin Pierce Got An Acclaimed Author To Write His Campaign Biography
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1804, the birthday of President Franklin Pierce. He's not well known today, but in his time, people learned about the 14th president through a biography written by the acclaimed novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. Plus: today in 1999, the area around Cape Canaveral, Florida gets a very appropriate area code. Franklin Pierce: NH's Forgotten President (NH Magazine) Nathaniel Hawthorne, Party Hack (Slate) 3,2,1, Call Cape Canaveral (New York Times) We win every time with our Patreon backers
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Today in 1804, the birthday of President Franklin Pierce. He's not well known today, but in his time, people learned about the 14th president through a biography written by the acclaimed novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. Plus: today in 1999, the area around Cape Canaveral, Florida gets a very appropriate area code. Franklin Pierce: NH's Forgotten President (NH Magazine) Nathaniel Hawthorne, Party Hack (Slate) 3,2,1, Call Cape Canaveral (New York Times) We win every time with our Patreon backers
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