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 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,