Posts Tagged ‘revolution’
in Podcasts, What's New
July 12, 2010
Listen to “Hercules of the Revolution”
This week’s podcast brings you the story of an American Goliath, the man who George Washington dubbed his “one-man Army.”
Listen as sixth-generation descendant Travis Bowman tells the story of Pedro Francisco, Hercules of the American Revolution.
Post a comment: Is physical strength as important for today’s soldiers as it was during the Revolution?
in Books, What's New
March 11, 2010
New book: Revolutionary City
It was in Williamsburg, Virginia, that American independence – and democracy – took root. Based on Colonial Williamsburg’s acclaimed street theater program, Revolutionary City tells the story of Williamsburg during the American Revolution.
Spanning the years from 1774 to 1781, Revolutionary City chronicles the collapse of royal government in Virginia and the triumphs and travails of its people during the war. Some of these people, such as Patrick Henry, Benedict Arnold, and George and Martha Washington, are well known. Others, such as Barbry Hoy, the wife of a carpenter-turned-soldier, and Gowan Pamphlet, an African-American preacher, do not appear in most traditional histories. All these – men and women, patriots and Tories, free and enslaved – took part in the events that turned the people of Williamsburg from subjects of a king into citizens of a republic.
The book features a narrative based on the program’s scripts, color photos of every scene, an epilogue on the fates of the main characters after 1781, and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the program. Sure to appeal both to fans of the program and of accessible history, Revolutionary City may even inspire readers to play their own parts in America’s ongoing experiment in republican governance.
Paperback
8 ” x 10″
96 pages with 51 color images
ISBN: 978-0-87935-241-7
$12.95
February 22, 2010
1776: A New Look at Revolutionary Williamsburg
By K. M. Kostyal
With The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and National Geographic
Colonial Williamsburg historians and meticulously reenacted photographs give us a new look at the American Revolution.
As 1776 approaches, Williamsburg is about to be a city at war. A safe distance away in Richmond, Patrick Henry is thundering, “Give me liberty or give me death!” The royal governor has fled his palace in Williamsburg. By the New Year, the city is an armed camp. Reading level: Ages 9 – 12
Learn more.
Available through www.williamsburgmarketplace.com.
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