Lantern Lessons

On the night of 25 December 1776, with his back against the wall, George Washington ordered every man under his command to cross the Delaware River. "Victory of Death" was the password for the operation- and it could not have been more apropos for the occasion. This is the story I share with my family every Christmas Eve.

Thomas Jefferson, like so many of us, is full of contradictions. His paradoxes notwithstanding. Jefferson's contributions to America are inarguable. Come listen as we discuss the life of the "most blessed of the patriarchs".

The two lesser known delegates from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress.

Dr. Joseph Warren, a Harvard-educated physician, led the troops at Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775. Prior to hostilities, Dr. Warren counseled his troops: "Yours is the important question, upon which rest the happiness and liberty of millions yet unborn, act worthy of yourselves."

Come join as we learn about this great man.

Sam Adams was the greatest incendiary of the Revolution. Come listen as we discuss his singular contributions to the cause.

Come listen as we discuss the life of the "second most noble soul" to ever live on Earth: The Deliverer of France.

This was a presentation given at Jack Roberts' Gentlemen's Study Group.

The life of the second President of the United States, John Adams.