 |
Barnet SchecterGeorge Washington's America: A Biography Through His Maps
The maps George Washington drew and purchased, from his teens until his death, were always central to his work. Inspired by these remarkable maps, Barnet Schecter has crafted a unique portrait of our first Founding Father, revealing his early career as a surveyor, his dramatic exploits in the French and Indian War, his struggles throughout the American Revolution as he outmaneuvered the far more powerful British army, his diplomacy as president, and his shaping of the new republic. Schecter, the author of The Battle for New York, the hinge battle in the American Revolution, and The Devil's Own Work, a chronicle of the Civil War draft riots in New York, is an independent historian who lives in New York City. This lecture is cosponsored with The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Virginia. (Introduction by Paul A. Levengood)
Video
Use the menu bar to play or pause the video, adjust the volume, or view full screen mode.
Length: 57:41 | Adobe Flash Player 7.0+ plug-in required to play video
Download or upgrade Adobe Flash Player  (link opens new window)
Audio
Length: 057:41 | Format: MP3 audio | Size: 52.8 mb | Play audio file
(You can also right-click on the link above to download and save mp3 file to your computer)
|
Share
