The Missing Chapter Podcast

The U.S. Civil War left in its wake some 750,000 dead, the American countryside in ruins, and a nation healing from bitter division.  The stories of the people and families, however, tell the true impact this war had on our great nation.  Maybe none more so than the story of Wilmer McLean - a merchant and family man from Virginia.  His experience in the Civil War is one of great irony and one that traces the campaign from start...to finish.

In the classic James Fenimore Cooper novel, “The Last of The Mohicans”, trade relations turn hostile between French-backed Mohicans and the Mohawks. The events that transpired introduce us to one of history's forgotten men - Cyrus Van Den Bogart - who was the first European to chronicle the existence and lifestyle of the Mohawk Indian tribes living in the Upper Mohawk Region.  Today's guest speaker unlocks the mystery surrounding Bogart in this episode, “The Lost Dutch Diary.”

The fate of a young couple, deeply in love, in a far-off corner of Europe, triggers the worst war the modern world has ever seen - in 1914.  "The War to End All Wars" would set the stage for World War II and create long-lasting geopolitical tensions that shaped entire generations of people in the 20th and 21st centuries.  All of these well-known events are triggered by a wrong turn, and the unknown stories that follow will leave historians scratching their heads.  

Coming up on the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage, The Missing Chapter delves deeper into a miraculous part of this perilous journey across the Atlantic Ocean.  From the impact that the Mayflower Compact had on American democracy, to the millions of descendants that stemmed from the Mayflower voyagers, this well-known story has some unbelievable effects on world history that many would even consider providential. 

The only thing more mysterious than this famed author's writings - was his death.  Hear a detailed account of this figure's life and times, as well as the events leading up to his untimely demise in 1849.  Can you solve his death and help shed light on the mystery that has plagued historians for centuries?  Tune in to find out...