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Daniel Shays's Rebellion: An American Story Both Sides of our Current Political Divide Can Appreciate

  1. Daniel Shays's Rebellion: An American Story Both Sides of our Current Political Divide Can Appreciate Robin Johnson 29:00

Daniel Bullen discusses his book, Daniel Shays’s Honorable Rebellion: An American Story. He talks about how this ‘rebellion’ was misrepresented, the economic conditions that led to the protests by small farmers in western Massachusetts, profiles of Daniel Shays and his fellow protesters, the roles of Founders George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, the similarities and differences with the Whiskey Rebellion, and why this story is important for today.

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