Patriots of the Past

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s September 11, 1777. I’m with the chaplain of Congress, Patrick Allison. JG: “Reverend …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s September 11, 1777. I’m with a close friend of General Washington, nineteen-year-old Marquis …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s August 17, 1777. I’m at the headquarters of General Lafayette with Patriot spy …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s August 16, 1777. I’m in Vermont with Colonel Seth Warner at the Battle …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s August 16, 1777. I’m at the Battle of Bennington with teenage Yankee soldier …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s August 16, 1777. I’m in Vermont with American General Stark at the Battle …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s July 10, 1777. I’m at Fort West Point with Polish Captain Thaddeus Kosciusko. …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s April 27, 1777. I’m with sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington. JG: “Sybil, what did you …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s January 29, 1777. I’m in New York with British General John Burgoyne. JG: …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s January 3, 1777. I’m with seventeen-year-old Joseph Martin. Joseph has just fought under …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s January 3, 1777. I’m on horseback with Scottish-American Major General Arthur St. Clair …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 26, 1776, the day after Christmas and the day after the famous …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 26, 1776. I’m at the Battle of Trenton with eighteen-year-old Lieutenant James …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s Christmas Day, 1776. I’m crossing the Delaware River with Jacob and Joseph Martin …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s Christmas Eve, 1776. I’m near the Delaware River in New Jersey with Joseph …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s Christmas Eve, 1776. I’m with General Washington’s encampment along the Delaware River. The …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 22, 1776. I’m in Braintree, Maine, at John and Abigail Adams’ house. …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 19, 1776. I’m at the court of Louie the 16th with Ambassador …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 10, 1776. I’m with the Edenton Tea Party ladies, Penelope Barker and …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 1, 1776. The Yankees have just lost New York City and it …