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Stories from our book, The White House's Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal and Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square. The podcast is based on our tours of the Washington, D.C. region's wild, hidden history and on our other books. Our book is available at: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorrOur tours can be found at: https://www.meetup.com/Washarea-Discovery-Hikes/

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    The Tragic Wife of America’s Premier Thinker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 13:33


    Clover Hooper Adams, the spouse of famed author Henry Adams, is a charming and talented photographer and society matron. But a terrible family tragedy plagues her own life. From, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal and Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square:https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorrSupport the show (https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr)

    The Biggest Sex Scandal in Washington History

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 16:40


    The precocious wife of President Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War brings down a Cabinet, and nearly brings on a civil war. From, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal and Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square:https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorrSupport the show (https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr)

    The Most Amazing Duel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 9:29


    Future President Andrew Jackson survives a pistol duel to the death with the country's best gunslinger through an astonishing and fearless strategy. Support the show (https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr)

    The Burning of the White House, and the Rescue of its Riches

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 11:47


    Intrepid First Lady Dolley Madison, with help with staff and servants, saves priceless items from the White House, just before the British burn the place down during the War of 1812. Support the show (https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr)

    Mrs. Lincoln's Sad Search for Her Deceased Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 15:24


    Mrs. Lincoln's Sad Search for Her Deceased Son. At a time of Civil War that claimed the lives of 600,000 Americans--out of a population of just 30 million--First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln joined the popular custom of seances. Her aim: try to communicate with her son Willie, who passed away at a young age. From, The White House's Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal and Intrigue in the History of Lafayette SquareBook Links:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorrSupport the show (https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteSquareTourOfScandalAssassinationIntrigue/)

    The Plantation Owner's Startling Army of Diversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 17:48


    How Gen. Andrew Jackson recruited Creoles, "free men of color", French pirates, backwoodsmen, and Indians to win an unlikely victory over the mighty British Empire at the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. From The White House's Unruly Neighborhood: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-white-houses-unruly-neighborhood-edward-p-moser/1131103788Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteSquareTourOfScandalAssassinationIntrigue/)

    The “Big Cheese” Receives a Mammoth Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 12:56


    After a big assist for religious liberty, President Jefferson gets a most unusual gift: the largest food item the White House ever received. As he spars with the scientists of Old Europe over which continent has the biggest, healthiest critters. From: The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood:Crime, Scandal and Intrigue in the History of Lafayette Square:https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorrSupport the show (https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteSquareTourOfScandalAssassinationIntrigue/)

    The Biggest Slave Escape in American History

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 15:37


    In 1848, 77 slaves tried to escape to freedom aboard a schooner skippered by two white abolitionists. Their effort failed, but helped end the slave trade in the nation's capital and in the long run slavery itself.Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteSquareTourOfScandalAssassinationIntrigue/)

    The Craziest Inaugural Party of Them All

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 8:41


    Andrew Jackson's first inauguration was not only the wildest, it nearly wrecked the White House, and forced the new President to spend his first night as Chief Executive in a hotel! "The reign of King Mob triumphant!"Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteSquareTourOfScandalAssassinationIntrigue/)

    The Perilous Life of America's Greatest Foreign Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 21:35


    Lafayette was the key man, and a brilliant soldier, behind America's critical Revolutionary War alliance with France. Yet his life in his home country during the French Revolution and after may have been even more wild, and included an incredible prison break with the help of famous U.S. friends. Further, a half century after the start of the American Revolution, as an elderly man he made an astonishing tour of the United States. Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteSquareTourOfScandalAssassinationIntrigue/)

    The Unsung Slave Who Sparked a Civil Rights Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 8:12


    The astonishing story of Alethia Browning Tanner, enslaved grocer to the Presidents, whose family kicked off revolutions in education and civil rights. Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/LafayetteSquareTourOfScandalAssassinationIntrigue/)

    The Secretary of State Is Nearly Stabbed to Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 9:42


    One of the John Wilkes Booth conspirators who plotted to kill President Lincoln nearly stabs to death the Secretary of State, on the night of Lincoln's murder. Support the show (https://www.amazon.com/White-Houses-Unruly-Neighborhood-Lafayette-ebook/dp/B082ZVDCD7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555118270&sr=1-1-catcorr)

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