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In this episode, Crista Cowan discusses the importance of preserving America's foundational words with guest Anna Crowley Redding.

How close did America come to losing its foundational words forever? In this episode of Stories That Live In Us, host Crista Cowan (The Barefoot Genealogist) takes us to Delaware—the First State—as our countdown to America’s 250th birthday reaches its finale. Our guest is Anna Crowley Redding, an Emmy Award-winning investigative television reporter turned acclaimed children’s book author. Anna shares the thrilling, forgotten history behind her book, Rescuing the Declaration of Independence: H...

People in this episode

Host: Crista Cowan

Guest: Anna Crowley Redding

Topics covered

• history
• American independence
• children's literature
• cultural heritage
• foundational words

Keywords

• Delaware
• foundational words
• American history
• children's book
• Anna Crowley Redding

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Rescuing the Declaration of Independence

Places: Delaware

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