American Revolution Podcast

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ARP215 The Dunkirk Pirate Aug 29, 2021

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Captain Gustavus Conyngham disrupts merchant shipping around Great Britain. His efforts earn him the moniker "The Dunkirk Pirate" from the British. He is captured several times but manages to escape. Upon returning to Philadelphia, the Continental Congress challenges his credentials and confiscates his ship.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution, by Mike Duncan. Order from a private bookseller on Bookshop.org

Online Recommendation of the Week: Letters and Papers Relating to the Cruises of Gustavus Conyngham: A Captain of the Continental Navy, 1777-1779, by Robert Neeser (ed): https://archive.org/details/lettersandpaper00neesgoog

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ARP214 A Proposal to Arm Slaves Aug 22, 2021

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The British army threatens South Carolina in 1779. The Continental Congress supports a proposal to raise and army of slaves to defend the state.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: John Laurens and the American Revolution,

by Gregory D. Massey

Online Recommendation of the Week: Massey, Gregory D. “The Limits of Antislavery Thought in the Revolutionary Lower South: John Laurens and Henry Laurens.” The Journal of Southern History, vol. 63, no. 3, 1997, pp. 495–530. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2211648

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ARP213 Brier Creek Aug 15, 2021

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American forces led primarily by South Carolina militia, move into Georgia with the intent of restricting the movement of British forces within the colony. The British attack and disperse the rebel militia at Brier Creek.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: Winning Independence, by John Ferling.

Online Recommendation of the Week: An Unfortunate Affair: The Battle of Brier Creek and the Aftermath in Georgia, Georgia Southern University Master's Thesis by William Henry: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1914&context=etd

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ARP212 Port Royal & Kettle Creek Aug 08, 2021

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A British force from Augusta launches an attack on Port Royal, SC but is repelled by the South Carolina militia. A group of British loyalists raised in the Carolinas marches to Augusta but is decimated and largely dispersed at the battle of Kettle Creek.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: Land and Allegiance in Revolutionary Georgia, by Leslie Hall.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Davis, Robert Scott. “The Loyalist Trials at Ninety Six in 1779.” The South Carolina Historical Magazine, vol. 80, no. 2, 1979, pp. 172–181. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27567552

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ARP211 Winter At Middlebrook Aug 01, 2021

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British General William Tryon leads a raid on Horseneck Landing in Connecticut. Continental General Israel Putnam mounts a defense, then makes a daring escape. Following the raid, both armies settle into winter quarters: the British in New York City, and the Continentals in Watchung Mountains of New Jersey.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: Major General Israel Putnam: Hero of the American Revolution, by Robert E. Hubbard.

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Middlebrook Encampment: http://www.doublegv.com/ggv/battles/midbrk.html

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ARP210 Fort Vincennes Jul 25, 2021

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Over 1778-79, British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton attempts to secure the Illinois Territory for Britain and encourages Indian attacks on Virginia settlers in Kentucky. In early 1779, Virginia Colonel George Rogers Clark captures the key forts in the region and takes Governor Hamilton as a prisoner.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: George Rogers Clark: I Glory in War, by William R. Nester.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783: and, life of Gen. George Rogers Clark, by William H. English:

Vol. 1 https://archive.org/details/conquestcountry02englgoog

Vol. 2 https://archive.org/details/conquestofcountr6308engl

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ARP209 Arnold and the Radicals Jul 18, 2021

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Pennsylvania's new President Joseph Reed targets the military governor in Philadelphia, Benedict Arnold, for corruption and for siding with the city's Tories.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: Benedict Arnold in Philadelphia, by Ray Thompson.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Betsy Dublois: The Girl Who Got Away from Benedict Arnold: https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/betsy-deblois-girl-got-away-benedict-arnold

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ARP208 Fort Morris & Augusta Jul 11, 2021

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With Savannah already secured by the end of 1778, the British under General Augustine Prévost capture Fort Morris just south of Savannah. They then move inland to occupy Augusta, while keeping the Continental Army under General Benjamin Lincoln across the border in South Carolina.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: Savannah, 1779 The British Turn South, by Scott Martin and Bernard Harris, 2017.

Online Recommendation of the Week: The History of Georgia, Vol. 2, by Charles C. Jones ,1883: https://archive.org/details/historyofgeorgia02jone_0

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AR-SP11 Independence Day Live Jul 04, 2021

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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 Jaktar773@aol.com
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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ARP207 British Opposition & French Distraction Jun 27, 2021

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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.

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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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