6. VIRGINIA - Revolutionary History And Norfolk Burning Myth - ANDREW LAWLER (HOUR 2) 102326

Podcast: The John Batchelor Show · The John Batchelor Show

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

Revolutionary History And Norfolk Burning Myth Andrew Lawler, author of A Perfect Frenzy: What You Don’t Know About the American Revolution: Lawler discusses his book, revealing that Virginia patriot forces intentionally burned Norfolk in 1776 and falsely blamed Lord Dunmore. He explains how smallpox devastated Dunmore’s fleet, details Dunmore’s historic emancipation proclamation, and shows how that key legal precedent later influenced President Abraham Lincoln’s own Emancipation Proclamation. (6)