Posted on 07/03/2015 3:15:41 PM PDT by ETL
LIBERTY! The American Revolution is a dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation. The George Foster Peabody award-winning series brings the people, events and ideas of the revolution to life through military reenactments and dramatic recreations performed by a distinguished cast.
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EPISODE 1: "The Reluctant Revolutionaries" 1763-1774
In 1763, the capitol city of America is London, George Washington is lobbying for a post in the British army, and no one thinks of Boston harbor when they hear talk of tea parties. In a dozen years, the colonies are on the brink of rebellion. What happens to bring this country so quickly near war with England?
EPISODE 2: "Blows Must Decide" 1774-1776
A total break from Great Britain remains hard for Americans to imagine, even after shots are fired at Lexington and Concord. Words push matters "Over the Edge" in 1776. Common Sense argues that it is the natural right of men to govern themselves. The Declaration of Independence declares this same idea a "self-evident" truth. For Americans, there is no looking back. There will be war with England.
EPISODE 3: "The Times That Try Men's Souls" 1776-1777
Days after the Declaration of Independence is signed, a British force arrives in New York harbor. Washington and his troops are driven to New Jersey. With only a few days of enlistment left for many of his volunteers, a desperate Washington leads his army quietly across the Delaware River on the day after Christmas, 1776, to mount a surprise attack on a sleeping garrison in Trenton.
EPISODE 4: "Oh Fatal Ambition" 1777-1778
The "united" states remain in dire need of funds and military support. Congress dispatches Benjamin Franklin to France in hopes of creating an alliance which will provide both. Meanwhile, a British army marches down the Hudson River trying to cut off New England from the other colonies. The British are crushed by Americans at Saratoga. The French enter the conflict on the American side.
EPISODE 5: "The World Turned Upside Down" 1778-1783
The British hope to exploit the issue of slavery and to enlist the support of loyalists in the south. They fail. After a series of brutal engagements, the British army heads for Virginia, only to be trapped by the miraculous convergence of Washington's army and the French fleet at Yorktown. The end of the war is at hand.
EPISODE 6: "Are We to Be a Nation? 1783-1788
Peace comes to the United States, but governing the world's newest republic is no simple task. Congress is ineffectual and individual states act like sovereign nations. By the time the Constitutional Convention convenes in 1787, many wonder if the country can survive. The long ratification process helps define what sort of nation the United States is to be—a process that continues to this day.
Rev. War ping list — check out these YouTubes on the Revolution for the 4th of July.
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Thank you for sharing. I watched it throughout the night.
Thanks for the flag. A blessed Independence Day to you, sir!
Thanks Bigg Red, and to you and yours!
You’re welcome. Sorry to be responsible for keeping you up all night! Hope you don’t sleep through the fireworks! If that’s even possible. :)
The series may not have been told from a liberal perspective, but Sawyer gave it a shot in his introduction:
"...without intending it, they came up with the revolutionary idea...that ordinary people could govern themselves."
"Without intending it"? WTH is Sawyer talking about? Is he saying we just stumbled our way into it with muddled thinking; or, perhaps with fewer pints of beer we could have created something different, better, or even progressive?
Sawyer chooses to overlook the fact Abraham Lincoln would later describe our representative democracy, initiated by the Declaration, attempted with the Articles of Confederation and then perfected with the Constitution, as a "government of the people, by the people, for the people".
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I am on the second episode now. This program is very informative. None of what was to transpire happened without great provocation of Parliment and the Crown’s agents.
Thank you so much for posting this!
You’re most welcome. Happy you’re enjoying it. :)
Dude, you’re looking too much into it. This idiot gave it a shot but the series transcends his stupidity.
Heck, I hate the fact that Obama butt licker.Bush hating James Taylor was in the end but it didn’t ruin the experience for me.
A point referred to in my original post.
The male:female ratio is probably working big time in your favor at the moment (as it did for me, particularly in SF), but I predict one of these days (within the next 5 years +/-) you will say, "I'm outa' here."
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