Origin of "To Hell in a Handbasket"
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Description
In this episode you discover how the phrase, "To hell in a handbasket" came to be. The history of this phrase takes to the California gold rush, the French revolution...
show moreThe history of this phrase takes to the California gold rush, the French revolution and the use of guillotines, a stain glass window in an old English church, and other surprising destinations as we investigate the phrase's origin.
Mentioned in the episode: "The History of Everyday Sayings" episode titled, "How 'Hell on Wheels' Came to Be", link https://www.spreaker.com/episode/45085674.
Listen to previous episodes of "History of Everyday Sayings": https://www.spreaker.com/show/history-of-everyday-sayings
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Research resources:
The Phrase Finder: link: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hell-in-a-handbasket.html.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_hell_in_a_handbasket.
Host:
Stephen Carter, CEO, Stress Solutions, LLC. https://www.EFT-MD.com.
Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com.
Technical information:
Original recording and first edit done with Audacity. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering done with Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
Microphone: Shure SM58.
Key words:
church, hell, gold rush, history, guillotine, guillotines hay cart, handbasket, hand basket, hay cart,
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