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The episode explores the theme of courage during the American Revolution with author Katherine Goodwin Tone.

Send us Fan Mail bookclues.com. Find Michele American Revolution | Historical Fiction | Thomas Paine | George Washington | Revolutionary War What does courage look like when you don't feel brave? George Washington “vaccinated” soldiers by giving them smallpox on purpose, and it may have saved the Revolution. That jaw-dropping history is just one of the realities we dig into with author Katherine Goodwin Tone as we explore her debut novel, The King’s Broad Arrow, an American Revolution a...

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Host: Michele McAloon

Guest: Katherine Goodwin Tone

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• Historical Fiction
• Courage
• George Washington
• Revolutionary War

Keywords

• courage
• historical fiction
• American Revolution
• George Washington
• smallpox
• Katherine Goodwin Tone

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Books & works: The King’s Broad Arrow

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