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The Astonishing Story That Inspired 'Kidnapped'

Birthright is the dramatic 18th-century story of the kidnapping of 12-year-old British aristocrat James Annesley, whose story inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure tale, Kidnapped. Host Liane Hansen speaks with award-winning author A. Roger Ekirch about Birthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped. Weekend Edition Sunday

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