Abner Doubleday: The Civil War General Who Became Baseball’s Myth

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Faces Of History

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FACES OF HISTORY is the podcast where legends lose their marble pedestals and real people emerge from the shadows of myth. Hosted by Thee Duke Of New York, each episode peels back the layers of the world’s most controversial, misunderstood, or larger-than-life figures — from traitors and tyrants to unsung heroes and rebels who changed everything. Forget dry lectures — this show brings you the raw truth, messy motives, hidden scandals, and untold stories that history class left out. Dive deep into the betrayals, ambitions, victories, and downfalls that turned ordinary humans into infamous names

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Abner Doubleday: The Civil War General Who Became Baseball’s Myth | Faces Of History Podcast

Faces Of History

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Abner Doubleday: The Civil War General Who Became Baseball’s Myth | Faces Of History Podcast

This episode of Faces Of History dives deep into the life of the man who fired the Union’s first shot at Fort Sumter — and whose name became forever tied to America’s greatest pastime.

From his boyhood in New York’s forests to the fields of Gettysburg, to the timeless myth of baseball’s birth, follow Thee Duke Of New York as he unearths the truth and the legend behind Abner Doubleday.

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Do you think America needs myths like Doubleday’s? Why do we cling to legends even when we know the truth?

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