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My next book, I thought I did a far better job at it, and the quality of the recording was better too: America's Retreat from Victory; The Story of George Catlett Marshall
I am reading another very short book The Capture of Fort William and Mary, but I haven't been able to dictate in nearly two months, I have a chronic bronchitis that kicked up, dang it. But it is an interesting story, and I have actually been to the site once, so it is interesting to me.
From Wikipedia: "...The Capture of Fort William and Mary took place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on December 14, 1774, when local Patriots led by John Langdon stormed Fort William and Mary guarding the mouth of the busy seaport. They overcame a six-man caretaker detachment and seized the garrison's powder, which was distributed through several towns in the colony for potential use in the looming struggle against Great Britain. On December 15, 1774, patriots led by John Sullivan again raided the fort, this time seizing numerous cannons, later used in the pivotal Battle of Bunker Hill. The incident is significant as one of the first overt acts of the American Revolutionary War and the only battle to take place in the state of New Hampshire.."
I love your idea about the graphic based on a map that could be linked to on a website-it could show various links, pictures, etc. That is a great idea. If you are looking for help, I might be interested...:)
I got to thinking about it earlier in the week, one of the things about the audio books that we create about the Founding Fathers does is that it humanizes them.
I should try to make it a point to rant about that more often.
The Universities have only spent over a century de-humanizing and gutting them. I am sure I’ve probably made the point before but it really struck me this week, I have been re-listening to several sections of Frothingham.
Old historians didn’t just want to memorize stats and facts and figures and dates and numbers. They truly wanted to tell the story and memorialize the events in the proper order. Tell the STORY, a narrative, but not something fictionally made up.