Imperfect Men

On this special episode, Cody and Steve discuss the early celebrations of American Independence Day, the long journey of the Declaration of Independence, and reflect upon some memories from the 4th of July.

Sources
· Armitage, David. The Declaration of Independence: A Global History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 2007.
· Heintze, James R. "Fourth of July Celebrations Database." The National Archives. <http://gurukul.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm>. Retrieved 22 Jun 2026.
· Maier, Pauline. American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence. New York City, NY: Knopf, 1997.
· See General Sources page on website for additional sources
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On this episode, Steve and Cody talk about the foundling Din Djar-...er, no, the foundling Edward Langworthy.

Sources
· Freeman, Michael. “Edward Langworthy: Rags to Riches Patriot.” Freeman’s Rag. 22 Jun 2022. <https://www.freemansrag.com/historical-ruminations/edward-langworthy-rags-to-riches-patriot>. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
· Konkle, Burton Alva. “Edward Langworthy.” The Georgia Historical Quarterly 11, no. 2 (1927): 166–70. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/40575907>.
· See General Sources page on website for additional sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve talk about John Lansing, the Leonidas of the Revolution (and yes, we mean the 300 Leonidas, not the actual Leonidas).

Sources
· Mayo, Lawrence Shaw. John Langdon of New Hampshire. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1937.
· Page, Elwin L. “The King’s Powder, 1774.” The New England Quarterly 18, no. 1 (1945): 83–92. <https://doi.org/10.2307/361393>.
· See General Sources page on website for list of additional sources
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On this episode, Cody and Steve lament the lack of authentic portraits for state Chief Justices as they discuss the principled Quaker from New Jersey, James Kinsey.

Sources
· Smith, Dan. “James Kinsey.” Historic Burlington City, NJ. 1 Mar 1997. <https://burlington1677.blogspot.com/2011/09/james-kinsey.html>. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
· See General Sources page on website for additional sources
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On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss the persistent nominee and 18th century doppelganger of Larry Fine, Rufus King.

Sources
· Arbena, Joseph L. "Politics or Principle? Rufus King and the Opposition to Slavery, 1785-1825.'' Essex Institute Historical Collections 101 (January 1965): 56-77.
· Ernst, Robert. Rufus King: American Federalist. Chapel Hill, NC: U. of North Carolina Press, 1968.
· Reeser, Robert E. "Rufus King and the Federalist Party.'' Ph.D. dissertation, Los Angeles, CA: U. of California-Los Angeles, 1948.
· See General Sources page on website for additional sources
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