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CIVIL WAR: THE MAN WHO SOLD YORK, PENNSYLVANIA. AND OTHER STORIES

Podcast: My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Published: Jul 31, 2026
Duration seconds: 1794
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A.B. Farquhar would go on to be an advisor to President Cleveland and run his successful non consecutive re election campaign. But prior to that, he was part of a plan to sell out to Confederate army before they reached York and possibly destroy it. For this he'd get some infamy, until Abraham Lincoln stepped in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices