
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Washington bought a copy of Don Quixote on the last day of the Constitutional Convention. But what is so significant about this Spanish story? And what did Benjamin Franklin and the Spanish ambassador have to do with it? In this episode, Dr. Douglas Bradburn, President & CEO of George Washington's Mount Vernon, tells us the story behind two versions of this spectacular tale.
Watch the Video Companion: https://www.georgewashingtonpodcast.com
By The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon4.8
3030 ratings
Washington bought a copy of Don Quixote on the last day of the Constitutional Convention. But what is so significant about this Spanish story? And what did Benjamin Franklin and the Spanish ambassador have to do with it? In this episode, Dr. Douglas Bradburn, President & CEO of George Washington's Mount Vernon, tells us the story behind two versions of this spectacular tale.
Watch the Video Companion: https://www.georgewashingtonpodcast.com

87 Listeners

68 Listeners