Rick Atkinson

About this episode

Rick Atkinson discusses historical insights, personal finance for writers, and the importance of battlefield visits.

Rick Atkinson: Manhattan (2 1/2 ounces Michter’s rye, 1 ounce sweet vermouth, dash bitters served up with Luxardo cherry) Rick names the most intelligent of the Founding Fathers, shows the ways King George III has been misrepresented in history, explains his experiences visiting the battlefields he writes about and why the visits are important, talks through the ways to manage personal finances in the career of a writer, and suggests that a knowledge of history can help us to cope with life in the present day.

People in this episode

Host: Doug Brunt

Guest: Rick Atkinson

Topics covered

• history
• writing
• personal finance
• Founding Fathers
• battlefields
• King George III

Keywords

• Rick Atkinson
• history
• Founding Fathers
• personal finance
• Michter’s rye
• King George III
• battlefields

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Michter’s rye

Books & works: Manhattan

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