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You Never Forget Your First
By Alexis Coe
This episode reveals how our earliest, often mythologized, encounters with foundational figures shape our understanding, making it difficult to see their complex human truth.
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What it is about
Historical narratives, first impressions, leadership, American history
Who it is for
If you've ever found yourself struggling to reconcile the myth of a foundational figure with their complex human truth, and this will help you see what to do next.
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Alexis Coe, a historian and biographer, brings a fresh, incisive perspective to foundational American figures, challenging long-held myths with meticulous research and a keen eye for the human story beneath the legend.
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