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Jul 2017
25m 14s

Sybil: Hero of the American Revolution

Starglow Media / Wondery
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You've heard of the ride of Paul Revere? Well, he wasn't the only one! Here is the true story of Sybil Ludington, a young girl from New York and an American hero of the Revolutionary War. Happy 4th of July! 
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