In this episode, as promised in the previous episodes, I will be examining the Anarchiad over the next 12 episodes. In each episode, I’ll be reading to you from an installment of the American Antiquities (The Anarchiad), which was a mock-epic poem first published in the New-Haven Gazette and the Connecticut Magazine on October 26, 1786. After reading it, I'll examine it and share some thoughts on it with you. You're in for a treat! 

Be sure to check out the website, which is historyrevisitedwr.weebly.com for a free copy of the poetic portions of the Anarchiad redesigned by my wife. She did an awesome job, so pretty certain that you will find value in it. Also on the website are the list of resources I used for this episode. Enjoy!

Also, here's the website for that awesome bookstore that I found in Florence, OR is booksnbears.com.

In this second part of this two-part episode focused on the various aspects leading up to Shays' Rebellion, we consider more of the people and circumstances they faced in the lead up to open hostilities, followed by a look at the armed obstruction and then open hostilities that took place during Shays' Rebellion. In doing so, we consult historians Leonard L. Richards, David P. Szatmary, Sean Condon, Michael Lienesch, and Judge, Jonathan Smith. But we also hear the words of historical people like Noah Webster, John Quincy Adams, Prince Hall, and Baron von Steuben. To add greater depth, we consider thoughts from Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton, Jim Collins and Stephen Covey.

I hope that you enjoy it and that it gives you much to ponder!

Some authors and works highlighted in this episode:

1) Getting to Yes, Negotiating Agreement without Giving In, by Roger Fisher, Willian Ury, & Bruce Patton https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Yes-Negotiating-Agreement-Without/dp/0143118757/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=getting+to+yes&qid=1643417885&s=books&sprefix=Getting+to+%2Cstripbooks%2C125&sr=1-1 

2) The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words, by Deborah Tannen https://www.amazon.com/Argument-Culture-Stopping-Americas-Words/dp/0345407512/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=deborah+tannen&qid=1643418014&s=books&sprefix=Deborah+%2Cstripbooks%2C117&sr=1-7

In this first part of this two-part episode focused on the various aspects leading up to Shays' Rebellion, we consider the people and circumstances they faced in the lead up to open hostilities. In doing so, we consult historians Gregory H. Nobles, Leonard L. Richards, David P. Szatmary, Alan Taylor, and Howard Zinn. 

I hope that you enjoy it and that it gives you much to ponder!

Some authors and works highlighted in this episode:

1) In Debt To Shay's: The Bicentennial of an Agrarian Rebellion (Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts), Ed. by Robert A. Gross https://amzn.to/3jULuKl (Containing the work of Nobles & Taylor)

2) Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle, by Leonard L. Richards https://amzn.to/3n7yp25

3) Shays' Rebellion: The Making of an Agrarian Insurrection, by David P. Szatmary https://amzn.to/3h8svdh

4) A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn https://amzn.to/3ySKjPw

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In this episode, I have the pleasure of sharing with you the third poetic reflection I've written on a moment in history. After reading the poem, I reflect on it, and in that process, I include thoughts from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, and David Kessler. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have. :-)

The authors and works highlighted in this episode:

1. On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss, by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler https://amzn.to/3jQegKN

2. The Discomfort You're Feeling is Grief, by Scott Berinato https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief 

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In this second part of a two-part episode focused on the complex problems that the United States was facing under the Articles of Confederation, I start off with a mental caveat inspired by the thoughts of Psychology professor, Daniel Todd Gilbert. Then I consider the tremendous burden that American veterans of the Revolutionary War were facing during the economic depression that they were living through. After that we also consider thoughts from John L. Smith Jr., Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. I suspect that Jefferson's thoughts might surprise you. ;-)

I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have.

Some of the authors and works highlighted in this episode:

1. Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Todd Gilbert https://amzn.to/2V9dwbh 

2. John L. Smith Jr. - https://allthingsliberty.com/2015/02/how-was-the-revolutionary-war-paid-for/

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In this first part of a two-part episode focused on the complex problems that the United States was facing under the Articles of Confederation, I consider the huge economic depression these early Americans were facing, the weaknesses and limitations of the Articles themselves. This first part of this episode is rare in that it doesn't have a mental caveat, though there is one in the second part, which I'm hoping that you will enjoy. 

I was however careful to include some historical details from Kathleen DuVal. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have. :-)

The author and work highlighted in this episode:

Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution, By Kathleen DuVal https://amzn.to/2Wyjdjl

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In this episode, I have the pleasure of sharing with you the second poetic reflection I've written on a moment in history. After reading the poem, I reflect on it, and in that process, I include thoughts from Ellen Langer, Stephen Covey, Paul VanDevelder, Kathleen DuVal, Jim Collins, and Fr. Michael Oleksa. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have. :-)

Am I the only one who enjoys reflecting upon what I've learned? LOL

Some authors and works highlighted in this episode:

2. Savages and Scoundrels: The Untold Story of America's Road to Empire through Indian Territory, by Paul VanDevelder https://amzn.to/3ib2YRD

3. Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution, By Kathleen DuVal https://amzn.to/2UTm4TE

4. Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All, by Jim Collins https://amzn.to/3zNrm1y

5. Fr. Michael Oleksa - https://www.fatheroleksa.org/

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In this first part of this two-part episode focused on the expansion of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, we consider both the Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, as well as the various perspectives surrounding those two precedents of our country. 

We also consider the insights brought by historians Allen Greer, and Gordon S. Wood, as well as contemplate some thoughts from the famous work by Max Weber, "The Protestant Ethic, and the Spirit of Capitalism". 

I hope that you enjoy it and that it gives you much to ponder! 

Some authors and works highlighted in this episode:

1. Allen Greer, & Livia Gershon - https://daily.jstor.org/yes-americans-owned-land-before.../

2. The Radicalism of the American Revolution, by Gordon S. Wood https://amzn.to/3x5Ei1f

3. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: and Other Writings (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics), by Max Weber https://amzn.to/3rFHW0q

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In this second part of this two-part episode focused on the expansion of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, we continue to consider both the Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, as well as the various perspectives surrounding those two precedents of our country.

We also consider the insights brought by historians Allen Greer, and Gordon S. Wood, as well as contemplate some thoughts from the famous work by Stephen Covey, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", and a poignant thought from Rick Steves regarding a mindset of abundance.

I hope that you enjoy it and that it gives you much to ponder!

Some authors and works highlighted in this episode:

1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (30th Anniversary Edition), by Stephen Covey https://amzn.to/3xc3aV4

2. Rick Steves - ​www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdlho9wpG200

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In this episode, I have the pleasure of sharing with you the first poetic reflection I've written on a moment in history. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have. :-)