American Revolution Podcast

American Revolution Podcast

By Michael TroyEducationHistory
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  • AR-SP11 Independence Day Live

    I discuss the events leading up to independence, how the colonies made that dangerous leap to fight for independence.

    I also speak with Jason Mandresh of "Founder of the Day" founderoftheday.com or https://www.youtube.com/founderoftheday and Lee Wright from History Camp historycamp.org or thehistorylist.com.

    Also mentioned, interesting Revolutionary War-themed tours

    • Culper Tri-Spy Tours http://www.culper.com
    • Kyle Jenks - Join Kyle and Dana as James and Dolley Madison for this leisurely stroll around their Society Hill neighborhood. The couple will share their experiences during the 1790’s when the country was still finding its footing while simultaneously expressing a lively social scene.
    • The tour will pass by homes of prominent Philadelphians who were known to the Madisons as well as their own Spruce Street home. (Not open to the public.)
    • Tour length: Approximately 120 minutes.
    • We will gather at City Tavern at the corner of 2nd and Walnut Street, stroll the neighborhood and circle back to end at City Tavern. 
    • For pricing, scheduling and other questions e-mail: Kyle Jenks at [email protected]
    • Fort Stanwix https://www.nps.gov/fost/index.htm
    • Fort Plain Conference American Revolution Mohawk Valley Conference Aug. 6-8, 2021 https://fortplainmuseum.org/conference
    • Boston 1775 blog with J.L. Bell http://boston1775.blogspot.com
    • Patriot Tours NYC
    • History Camp America on July 10, including . . .

      • Tour of Fort Ticonderoga—video preview
      • Tour of Buckman Tavern and Lexington Green—video preview
      • The History and Architecture of Marblehead, Massachusetts—video preview
      • Washington in Cambridge and the Siege of Boston, with J.L. Bell—video preview
      • Full schedule
      • Note: Registration closes at midnight (Eastern) July 8

        • History Camp weekly discussions with noted history authors, every Thursday night at 8 pm (Eastern). Includes archive of 50+ discussions
        • The Pursuit of History, the non-profit organization that puts on History Camp
        • Fort Ticonderoga limited edition print, signed and numbered — Only 200 printed. Proceeds support the mission of The Pursuit of History
        • The History List Store
        • 57 notable people from the Revolution, as nominated via social media, each with a bio from John Bell, to be in our next group of five “Revolutionary Superheroes"
        • Historic prints, including the Binns engraving of the Declaration and the Boston broadside printed by hand.
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          1 hr 34 min
        • ARP207 British Opposition & French Distraction

          The North Ministry faces increase opposition in 1779 as more members of Parliament favor American independence. Meanwhile, France must put a stop to the War of Bavarian Succession so that in could focus on the war with Britain.

          Visit my blog at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author.

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          Book Recommendations of the Week: The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760-1785, by Don Cook (or borrow for free on archive.org).

          & Joseph II and Bavaria : Two Eighteenth Century Attempts at German Unification, by Paul P Bernard (or borrow for free on archive.org).

          Online Recommendation of the Week: Memoirs of the Marquis of Rockingham and his Contemporaries. by George Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 

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          Live online Event July 4: Listen at: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/AmRevPodcast?lsid=VPnxetoGuL2 or get the Podbean on our Android or IOS device for the best interactive experience

          Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839

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          37 min
        • AR-SP10 Lindsay Chervinsky - The Cabinet

          Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, author of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, discusses the first Administration and how President Washington came to use his Cabinet.

          Visit my blog at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author.

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          Meetup in Philadelphia, June 26: email me for details: [email protected]

          Live online Event July 4: Listen at: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/AmRevPodcast?lsid=VPnxetoGuL2 or get the Podbean on our Android or IOS device for the best interactive experience

          Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839

          or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast

           

           

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          1 hr 9 min
        • ARP206 George Washington in Philadelphia

          The Commander of the Continental Army leaves for Philadelphia in December 1778 to confer with Congress. His plans to stay for only a few days drags into well over a month as events keep him occupied in the city.

          Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.

          Book Recommendation of the Week: Washington, the Indispensable Man, by James Flexner

          Online Recommendation of the Week: Itinerary of George Washington, from June 15, 1775, to December 23, 1783 https://archive.org/details/itineraryofgener01bake

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          Meetup in Philadelphia, June 26: email me for details: [email protected]

          Live online Event July 4: Listen at: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/AmRevPodcast?lsid=VPnxetoGuL2 or get the Podbean on our Android or IOS device for the best interactive experience

          Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast

          Join the Facebook group, or follow the Facebook Page for American Revolution Podcast. 

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          34 min
        • ARP205 Congress Enters 1779

          A frustrated President Henry Laurens resigns. Congress elects John Jay to run Congress. It also investigates General William Thompson for allegedly bad mouthing Congress. The session is also filled with efforts to deal with the growing debt and related inflation of the Continental Dollar.

          Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.

          Book Recommendation of the Week: John Jay: Founding Father, by Walter Stahr.

          Online Recommendation of the Week: The Resignation of Henry Laurens: https://archive.org/details/jstor-20083317

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          Meetup in Philadelphia, June 26: email me for details: [email protected]

          Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast

          Join the Facebook group, or follow the Facebook Page for American Revolution Podcast. 

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          37 min
        • ARP204 British Capture Savannah

          Britain sends a force under Colonel Archibald Campbell to take Savannah, Georgia. A small defensive force under General Robert Howe attempts a defense but is easily outmaneuvered.

          Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.

          Book Recommendation of the Week: The Southern Strategy: Britain’s Conquest of South Carolina and Georgia 1775-1780, By David K Wilson

          Online Recommendation of the Week: Sir Archibald Campbell of Inverneill; sometime prisoner of war in the jail at Concord, Massachusetts, By Charles Walcott, 1899: https://archive.org/details/sirarchibaldcamp00walc

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          Meetup in Philadelphia, June 26: email me for details: [email protected]

          Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast

          Join the Facebook group, or follow the Facebook Page for American Revolution Podcast. 

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          35 min
        • ARP203 St Lucia and Dominica

          Late in 1778, Both France and Britain look for vulnerable islands in the West Indies. France captures the British Island of Dominica  Britain captures St. Lucia before a the French fleet arrives from America.

          Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.

          Book Recommendation of the Week: The American Revolution and the West Indies, by Charles W. Toth (ed) (or borrow the book for free on Archive.org).

          Online Recommendation of the Week: Founder of the day: founderoftheday.com, also FOTD Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3Gi2ZE_1piyX4aZ83cLbg

          ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast

          Meetup in Philadelphia, June 26: email me for details: [email protected]

          Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast

          Join the Facebook group, or follow the Facebook Page for American Revolution Podcast. 

          American Revolution Podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy

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          34 min
        • ARP202 Cherry Valley Massacre

          In the fall of 1778, Americans attack Indian villages at Unadilla and Onaquaga in upstate New York. In response, Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant and Major Walter Butler of Butler's Rangers attack the Americans at Cherry Valley, NY. They slaughter men, women, and children.

          Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.

          Book Recommendation of the Week: The Iroquois in the American Revolution, by Barbara Graymont (or borrow the book for free on Archive.org).

          Online Recommendation of the Week: The Old New York Frontier, by Francis Whiting Halsey https://archive.org/details/oldnewyorkfronti01hals

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          Meetup in Philadelphia, June 26: email me for details: [email protected]

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          Join the Facebook group, or follow the Facebook Page for American Revolution Podcast. 

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          34 min
        • ARP201 Treason in Philadelphia

          General Benedict Arnold struggles as military governor of Philadelphia. Radicals attack him for profiting from his office and for consorting with loyalists. Radicals execute collaborators while Arnold attempts to bring the city back together.

          Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.

          Book Recommendation of the Week: Tom Paine and Revolutionary America, by Eric Foner.

          Online Recommendation of the Week: The Edward Shippen Family: A Search for Stability in Revolutionary Pennsylvania, by Kenneth Kimsey: https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/565282/AZU_TD_BOX104_E9791_1973_325.pdf 

          or borrow the eBook: https://archive.org/details/edwardshippenfam00kims

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          35 min
        • AR-SP09 Valcour, with Jack Kelly

          Jack Kelly, author of Valcour: The 1776 Campaign that Saved the Cause of Liberty, discusses the topic of his new book.

          Visit my blog at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author.

          Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast

          Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271

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          Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839

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          50 min

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