journal of military history. randall will be in conversation with robert vein the president and ceo of veteran s strategies incorporated in indiana based public relations firm launched in 2010. robert served in the united states army from 1987 to 1990 after receiving an honorable discharge robert earn a master s degree in medieval history from indiana university. he also served as debbie deputy chief of staff and communications director for indianapolis. mayor greg ballard in 2019. robert launched the leaders in legends podcast his list of guests includes george f willard stern randall and david o stewart and many more let s give our virtual. let s give our guests a virtual round of applause. thank you morgan. mr. randall, thank you very much for your time this evening and tell us about your new book and taking some questions. the latest book is called the founders fortunes how money-shaped america the birth birth of america. excuse me. his previous works include biographies
Something about tonight program. We have our partner the Westport Historical society. It is my pleasure to introduce tonight author Tom Schachtman. We couldnt be more thrilled to host tom as he discusses his new book how the french saved america. I now to support and the marquis to lafayette were only part of frances occupation to american success against england. In how the french saved america, Tom Schachtman makes a convincing case that without france, the United States may never have gained its independence. To the rebuilding colonies, french assistance made the difference between looming defeat and eventual triumph. This aid however is often downplayed in histories retelling of events as we often like to think of our forefathers as having achieved independence all by themselves. Even before the declaration of independence was issued, king louis the xvi and French Foreign minister were aiding the rebels. After the declaration of independence, that assistance would include things li
Gentlemen and welcome to the headquarters of the society of the cincinnati and home of the American Revolution institute. A member of the society in the cincinnati and the vice chairman of its history committee, it does me great honor to introduce to you this evening speaker, rachel and gold. Ins angle is a phd candidate history at lehigh university. Americastation, first band of brothers, friendship and, rotary within the Continental Army during the revolutionary era explores the reallife experiences of men who fought in the army by uncovering the significance of personal connections they developed throughout the conflict and their ability to sustain these ions into the years of the early republic. Her research has been supported by several institutions, including the Mcneil Center for early american studies at the university of pennsylvania, the Gibson Institute for 18th century studies, and the david. Ibrary she was awarded a society of in 20nati scholars grant to support one week o
Into wildwood. So, well talk about what we can expect. The snow will arrive during the overnight hours from the southeast to northwest direction. The steadiest of that snow moves in from 9 00 a. M. To 3 oclock. Highest totals south and east of philadelphia, slushy and slick roads is a big concern as we go throughout the rest of the day. Weve got more details coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. Well send it back over you to brian. Melissa thank you. Lets switch live to chad pradelli live at the penndot salt yard in norristown. Chad, our very first live shot of the season there. I guess that means theres getting ready tonight. Reporter yeah, brian, hopefully not many more but a press conference under way as we speak as penndot updates us on its operations for this storm. A little bit of a lull right now but in a few hours, when the flakes begin to fall, things will certainly pick up. Inside the penndot Operations Center all eyes on the roads and the weather radar.
Miss engl is a phd candidate in history at lehigh university. Her dissertation, americas first band of brothers, friendship and camaraderie within the Continental Army during the revolutionary era explores the reallife experiences of men who fought in the army by uncovering the significance of personal connections they developed throughout the conflict and their ability to sustain these ions into the years of the early republic. Her research has been supported by several institutions, including the Mcneil Center for early american studies at the university of pennsylvania, the Gibson Institute for 18th century studies, and the david library. She was awarded a society of cincinnati scholars grant to support one week of study. She is the amanda and greg gregory fellow at the National Library for the study of George Washington at mount vernon. The topic of miss angles dissertation and the subject of her lecture this evening hearkens perfectly to the third a mutable founding principle of t