Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Dr. Patrick Spero to discuss an obscure French scientist who became a spy in the newly formed United States. Who was Andres Michaux? And how did Thomas Jefferson participate in the conspiracy that history forgot?

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OUTLINE:

0:00 - Introductions

4:08 - The Document That Inspired The Book

7:45 - Who was André Michaux

13:16 - André Michaux In America

16:28- André Michaux’s Most Daring Expedition

18:41- André Michaux’s Transforming Places Around The World

19:45 - André Michaux’s Setting His Sights West

21:23 - What Was The Pitching Process Like?

26:17 - A Bad Start

28:15 - The Policy Towards France and His Impact

31:54 - Did Anyone Else Know What He was Doing?

34:21 - Did Jefferson Know and What Happens Next?

37:56 - Are They Successful?

43:26 - How Does This Saga End? 

47:17 - The Modern Day Conspiracy

48:46 - Did This Book Change Your Perspective on the Era?

51:09 - Where You Can Find Patrick 

EPISODE LINKS:

Dr. Patrick Spero – http://www.patrickspero.com

Scientist Turned Spy: André Michaux, Thomas Jefferson, and the Conspiracy of 1793 - https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10032/

American Philosophical Society - https://www.amphilsoc.org/user/35

Andres Michaux Subscription List - https://www.amphilsoc.org/item-detail/michaux-expedition-subscription-list-0

Lewis and Clark Expedition - https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/lewis-clark

Michaux Botanical Garden, South Carolina - http://www.tipton-haynes.org/research/history/andre-michaux/

Michaux Botanical Garden, New Jersey - https://graphicarts.princeton.edu/2021/02/03/north-american-sylva-and-the-lost-garden-of-new-jersey/

North American journeys - https://www.michaux.org/journey.htm

Michaux in Canada - https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/michaux_andre_5E.html

John Bartram - https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Philosophical-Society

William Bartram - https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/william-bartram/

Benjamin Smith Barton - https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-people/biography/benjamin-smith-barton/

David Rittenhouse - https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Rittenhouse

Caspar Wistar - https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-people/biography/caspar-wistar/

Benjamin Rush - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benjamin-Rush

Edmond Genet - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmond-Charles-Genet

Citizen Genet Affair - https://www.britannica.com/event/Citizen-Genet-Affair

French Revolution - https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution

Monticello - https://www.monticello.org

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