Staying Alive

Historically Speaking Podcast by Rebecca Robbins & Kim Kimmel

Dec 8, 202137:18History

“A leader is a dealer in hope.” — Napoleon Bonaparte Here in Episode 35, we take a closer look at two perhaps lesser-known great leaders in history. When all hope was lost and the odds were stacked against them, they def...

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