Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s July 17, 1777. I’m with Mrs. Richard Wallace on the shore of Lake Champlain.
JG: “Mrs. Wallace, did you just swim across that lake full of British boats?”
MRW: “Yes, I did, John. My husband’s regiment must know that the British army is going to attack them soon. The fastest way to warn him was to swim.”
Mrs. Wallace’s courageous act gave early warning to Richard Wallace’s continental regiment, preparing it to successfully defeat the British in battle.
Read more about Richard and Bathsheba Wallace.
John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
