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On this episode of Our American Stories, he was called “Mad Anthony” for a reason. General Anthony Wayne led with grit and daring through some of the fiercest battles of the American Revolution. From the fight for independence to the campaign that secured the Northwest Territory, his name became a symbol of relentless courage. Historian Dr. Mary Stockwell, author of Mad Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America, tells the story of the general who earned his nickname on the battlefield and helped define the nation that followed.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, he was called &ldquo;Mad Anthony&rdquo; for a reason. General Anthony Wayne led with grit and daring through some of the fiercest battles of the American Revolution. From the fight for independence to the campaign that secured the Northwest Territory, his name became a symbol of relentless courage. Historian Dr. Mary Stockwell, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyalebooks.yale.edu%2Fbook%2F9780300251876%2Funlikely-general%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DUnlikely%2520General%2C%2427.00&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C2f4d8556afbd4c5ea62d08de1d55f2bd%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638980452135250197%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=B9YpyK2Ebpo5zIjCPuB0KyugRpRPGY4bEW8gP2PDe6w%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Mad Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America</a>, tells the story of the general who earned his nickname on the battlefield and helped define the nation that followed.
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Mad Anthony Wayne: The Story of The Revolutionary War Hero Who Defied and Defined His Nickname

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