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The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44 with the president-elect. New special episodes in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election highlight other stories from U.S. presidential history that can help illuminate our current momen ...
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Today's guest is Peggy Wirgau. Peggy is a graduate of Michigan State University and George Mason University. She's an active member of American Christian Fiction Writers, The Historical Novel Society, and The Colorado Authors League. Her debut novel, The Stars in April, was published in 2021. She's also written for Appleseeds, Insight, Learning through History, and more. She's here today to discuss the story of Agent 355, the only female spy from the Culper Ring, which was a network of American colonial spies who operated in and around the New York area during the American revolutions.
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IG: @peggywirgau
Check out the book, To Outwit Them All, here.
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Chapters
1. 218. Who Was Agent 355? A Revolutionary Spy Story with Peggy Wirgau (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] History Shorts (00:15:50)
3. (Cont.) 218. Who Was Agent 355? A Revolutionary Spy Story with Peggy Wirgau (00:16:38)
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