Another 15 days. The u. K. Government under fire for suggesting Health Workers reuse protective gowns as supplies run low. And the number who died in africa passes a sound including the nigerian president s chief of staff. The number of deaths and infections from corona virus continues to rise in many countries but so is the pressure on many governments to ease or lift their knockdowns spain has joined italy and the u. S. In seeing more than 20000 People Killed by the virus Officials Say the peak has passed as deaths in the u. K. Pass 15000 a government minister has admitted that surprise a vital masts and aprons are running short after warnings from hospitals meanwhile at the end stage of carolina has added evidence to the mantra that testing is the way out of the pandemic its claiming success with just 3 deaths and despite more than 37000. 00 deaths now reported in the u. S. Some governors appear to be bowing to pressure from the president and his supporters that rolling out plans to
Found to be sick from current are. So then pressure is mounting on u. S. Governors to ease locked on rules of a coronavirus with protests encouraged by President Trump held in multiple states for the 3rd day in a row hundreds of conservative americans ignored advice on social distancing to join rallies demanding an end to the law donald trump says some states will begin easing restrictions in the coming days texas and vermont well allow certain businesses to open on monday while still requiring appropriate social distancing precautions and i can tell you the governor of texas greg abbott he knows what hes doing hes a great governor knows exactly what hes doing. Montana will begin lifting restrictions on friday ohio north dakota night have advised nonessential businesses to prepare for a phased opening starting may 1st while some states have already started easing shutdown rules including florida take a look at this many flocking to beaches in jacksonville as they reopened on friday the
Book, captives of liberty prisoners of war and the politics of vengeance in the American Revolution history professor t. Cole jones illustrates inhumane conditions inside 18thcentury prison camps and examines how the Continental Congress dealt with the problem of thousands of pows, a population that sometimes outnumbered the American Army. Next, professor jones discusses his book at the American Revolution institute of the society of the cincinnati. Dir. Mccallister clark good evening, everyone. Its so nice to see you here this evening. So many good old friends and new faces. I am ellen mccallister clark, the Library Director at the American Revolution institute of the society of cincinnati. It is my very special pleasure tonight to be the one to introduce t. Cole jones, who us thisspeaking to evening about his new book captives of liberty prisoners of war and the politics of vengeance in the American Revolution, which has just come out from the university of pennsylvania press. We hav
Society of the cincinnati. It is my very special pleasure tonight to introduce cole jones will be speaking to us this evening about his new book captives of liberty, prisoners of war and the politics of vengeance in the American Revolution. Which has just come out from the university of pennsylvania press. We have known professor jones since 2010 when he received a society of cincinnati scholars grant to conduct research in our library in support of his doctoral dissertation on the administration of enemy prisoners of war and revolutionary america. We have since followed his career and accomplishments with great interest and admiration. He received his ph. D. From Johns Hopkins in 2014, went on to hold post doctoral fellowships at the New York Historical society. Since 2015 he has been assistant professor of history at purdue university. Captives of liberty is an important and thought provoking book that examines how the founding generation of americans grappled with the problems of pr
Liberty, prisoners of war and the politics of vengeance in the American Revolution which has just come out from the university of pennsylvania press. We have known professor jones, cole, since 2010 when he received a society of the cincinnati scholars grant to conduct research in our library in support of his doctoral dissertation on enemy prisoners of war in revolutionary america. We have since followed his career and accomplishments with great interest and admiration. He received his ph. D. From Johns Hopkins in 2014, went on to hold post doctoral fellowships at the American Society and the New York Historical society and since 2015 he has been assistant professor of history at purdue university. Captives of liberty is an important and thought provoking book that examines how the founding generation of americans grappled with the problems of prisoner treatment during the eightyear conflict. American forces captured more than 17,000 british and allied germanic soldiers as well as thou