Lost Souls of Detroit

Antoine Cadillac: The Man Who Lied his Way into the Creation of Detroit

June 12, 2021 Lost Souls of Detroit Season 1 Episode 4
Antoine Cadillac: The Man Who Lied his Way into the Creation of Detroit
Lost Souls of Detroit
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Lost Souls of Detroit
Antoine Cadillac: The Man Who Lied his Way into the Creation of Detroit
Jun 12, 2021 Season 1 Episode 4
Lost Souls of Detroit

The story of a man who came from a disgraced family in France's countryside, and how he ascended to the highest ranks of the French Royal Navy using grit,  aggression and deceit. This would eventually in culminate in Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founding Detroit and overcoming his checkered past. This episode dives deep into varying accounts of Cadillac's heroism and idiocy alike.

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The story of a man who came from a disgraced family in France's countryside, and how he ascended to the highest ranks of the French Royal Navy using grit,  aggression and deceit. This would eventually in culminate in Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founding Detroit and overcoming his checkered past. This episode dives deep into varying accounts of Cadillac's heroism and idiocy alike.