The belief in one’s invincibility occasionally appears in history, especially among men in the military.

 

 

Two examples include Napoleon Bonaparte and George Patton. One would expect (based on the nature of war) that their death would have come by way of enemy bullets.

 

 

But Napoleon died of stomach cancer. And Patton was killed in a car accident on his way to hunt pheasant.

 

 

Another man who came to believe in his invincibility was Micah Jenkins, whose rise within the ranks of the Confederate Army was nothing short of astonishing.

 

 

 

Stories from History’s Dust Bin is a 3-volume set of historical short stories. These are the nuggets of gold that had fallen by the wayside… the little known and unusual. Many of these gems were destined to be forever lost until they were collected, dusted off and brought back to life by author Wayne Winterton.

 

Each podcast episode features one of the over 450 stories featured in Winterton’s Award-Winning* series, narrated by the author and his son, William Winterton.

 

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