Stories of American Legends Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/stories-of-american-legends Short stories of exceptional Americans doing extraordinary things. Fast-paced, entertaining, binge-worthy and historically accurate. This is my real voice and these are real stories. New episode every other Wednesday. Follow me on X for daily stories from American History: https://x.com/HistoryWJacob © 2026 Stories of American Legends e2f0be40-2f0d-59d3-972a-1e1314b30f27 yes en Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:28:42 -0600 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:55:07 -0600 https://x.com/HistoryWJacob https://img.transistorcdn.com/1actg7tbXcT-u-Le_MsPn7hrOjgr72x6pKC2dJItUAg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGRj/YzViZDY2MTEyYzBi/NzkxMDI2ZWEyZTNk/NjEwMS5wbmc.jpg Stories of American Legends https://x.com/HistoryWJacob episodic History With Jacob Short stories of exceptional Americans doing extraordinary things. Fast-paced, entertaining, binge-worthy and historically accurate. This is my real voice and these are real stories. New episode every other Wednesday. Follow me on X for daily stories from American History: https://x.com/HistoryWJacob Short stories of exceptional Americans doing extraordinary things. History, America, Stories Jacob Hedlund JacobHedlund@gmail.com No No Henry Knox: How a Bookseller Saved Boston 1 1 5 5 Henry Knox: How a Bookseller Saved Boston full ecf7294a-ed34-47d2-a8ec-b04c1ec4455c https://share.transistor.fm/s/e1f4ccfc George Washington has Boston under siege. But the British Navy keeps the harbor open. He needs heavy artillery to drive them out, but the guns are 300 miles away across frozen wilderness and impassable mountains. Henry Knox has the audacity to try to transport them.

]]> George Washington has Boston under siege. But the British Navy keeps the harbor open. He needs heavy artillery to drive them out, but the guns are 300 miles away across frozen wilderness and impassable mountains. Henry Knox has the audacity to try to transport them.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:00:00 -0600 History With Jacob History With Jacob 755 George Washington has Boston under siege. But the British Navy keeps the harbor open. He needs heavy artillery to drive them out, but the guns are 300 miles away across frozen wilderness and impassable mountains. Henry Knox has the audacity to try to transport them.

]]> Stories of American Legends, History with Jacob, Henry Knox, Boston, 1776, George Washington, Ethan Allen, Green Mountain Boys, Benedict Arnold, General Howe, Navy, Siege, Bookseller, Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Fort Knox, Fort Ticonderoga No The Overmountain Men: American Rugged Individualists 1 1 4 4 The Overmountain Men: American Rugged Individualists full bb254d46-25dd-4235-a4d5-eda05c2a71ed https://share.transistor.fm/s/64377639 The rugged frontiersmen just wanted to be left alone. The Revolutionary War was not their fight. But when a British officer threatened to bring "fire and sword", hang their leaders and burn their homes...they prepared for war. And there would be hell to pay.

]]> The rugged frontiersmen just wanted to be left alone. The Revolutionary War was not their fight. But when a British officer threatened to bring "fire and sword", hang their leaders and burn their homes...they prepared for war. And there would be hell to pay.

]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0600 History With Jacob History With Jacob 576 The rugged frontiersmen just wanted to be left alone. The Revolutionary War was not their fight. But when a British officer threatened to bring "fire and sword", hang their leaders and burn their homes...they prepared for war. And there would be hell to pay.

]]> Overmountain Men, King's Mountain, Cornwallis, Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Stories of American Legends, History With Jacob, Rugged Individualist No Samuel Adams: The Man Who Sparked a Revolution 1 1 3 3 Samuel Adams: The Man Who Sparked a Revolution full afcc33cf-6126-40d1-a3f1-57bbb5860dfd https://share.transistor.fm/s/d89b5a10 You know the beer, but do you know the real Samuel Adams? Why did 13 separate colonies unite and defy the most powerful empire in the world? Much of it can be traced back to one man with an unmatched talent for organizing ordinary men and setting ideas ablaze with his pen. 

]]> You know the beer, but do you know the real Samuel Adams? Why did 13 separate colonies unite and defy the most powerful empire in the world? Much of it can be traced back to one man with an unmatched talent for organizing ordinary men and setting ideas ablaze with his pen. 

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0600 History With Jacob History With Jacob 710 You know the beer, but do you know the real Samuel Adams? Why did 13 separate colonies unite and defy the most powerful empire in the world? Much of it can be traced back to one man with an unmatched talent for organizing ordinary men and setting ideas ablaze with his pen. 

]]> Samuel Adams, Sons of Liberty, Boston, 1776, Boston Massacre, Liberty Tree, History With Jacob, Jacob Hedlund, Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, Revolutionary War, American Revolution No Peter Francisco: George Washington's One-Man Army 1 1 2 2 Peter Francisco: George Washington's One-Man Army full b77b1580-44cf-4d33-8025-94a031721eaf https://share.transistor.fm/s/0092cdfc A 5 year old boy was abandoned on a Virginia Dock in 1765. Patrick Henry's uncle took him in and raised him. He grew into a giant who accomplished many might feats in the service of the Continental Army.

]]> A 5 year old boy was abandoned on a Virginia Dock in 1765. Patrick Henry's uncle took him in and raised him. He grew into a giant who accomplished many might feats in the service of the Continental Army.

]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:00:00 -0600 History With Jacob History With Jacob 905 A 5 year old boy was abandoned on a Virginia Dock in 1765. Patrick Henry's uncle took him in and raised him. He grew into a giant who accomplished many might feats in the service of the Continental Army.

]]> Stories of American Legends, History with Jacob, Peter Francisco No Samuel Whittemore: The Old Man's Final Stand 1 1 1 1 Samuel Whittemore: The Old Man's Final Stand full a015d060-026f-4b8e-a1ff-0bf0b65c037a https://share.transistor.fm/s/64ac2469 A musket volley begins the American Revolution. As the British retreat through the countryside, they are fired on from all sides by colonial patriots. When they reach the small town of Menotomy, Massachusetts, a 78 year old farmer, named Samuel Whittemore is waiting. The old war veteran plans to ambush an entire British column by himself.

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]]> A musket volley begins the American Revolution. As the British retreat through the countryside, they are fired on from all sides by colonial patriots. When they reach the small town of Menotomy, Massachusetts, a 78 year old farmer, named Samuel Whittemore is waiting. The old war veteran plans to ambush an entire British column by himself.

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]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0600 History With Jacob History With Jacob 613 A musket volley begins the American Revolution. As the British retreat through the countryside, they are fired on from all sides by colonial patriots. When they reach the small town of Menotomy, Massachusetts, a 78 year old farmer, named Samuel Whittemore is waiting. The old war veteran plans to ambush an entire British column by himself.

History With Jacob (@HistoryWJacob) / X 

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