A discussion with the Author of ”Delaware Eye Witness”

 

 

 

In this Wilmington History Society podcast Nathan Field interviews life-long Wilmingtonian John Riley, the author of an excellent new book on Delaware, described as "a behind the scenes look at more than six decades of the people, places and events in and around the First State."

Some Topics Discussed: 

7:05 - Encounters between John and Joe Biden Over the Years

13:45 - The Decline of Hercules & Dupont - Inevitable outcome of global trends or in retrospect could something have been done differently to keep those companies in Wilmington? 

25:58 - What was it like having "the Irishman" from the new Netflix movie pull a gun on you? 

28:45 - Who were 3 of the most formative Delaware personalities you've come across over the years?