Dr. Bell has presented many topics related to American History and early revolution period over the past of the last several years. He received phd from harvard and ba from university of cambridge in england. Hes associate professor history in maryland in college park where he specialize in american early history and cultural history and has been honored with more than half dozen teaching awards. The American Society of 18th century studies bestowed his award on topic of ordinary lives in the American Revolution. And his book stolen, five free boys kidnapped into slavery into their astonishing journey which tells the true story of five boys smuggled into slavery in the deep south and dairy escape to bring their captors to justice is being published by simon and schuster in october. Thank you once again for joining us, please join me in welcoming dr. Rick bell. [ applause ] all right, folks, thanks to heather. Thanks to cspan for covering this. Those who might have been here before and
Casts. Next on American History tv Richard Belle talks about the declaration of independence. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event. Dr. Bell presented many outstanding programs for us on topics relating to early American History and the American Revolutionary period in the course of the past several years. He got his degree from the university of cambridge. He is an associate professor of history in college park where he specializes in early American History. The American Society of 18th century studies be stowed thash course design award on the under graduate course. And his book, stolen, it is a true story about five boys kidnapped in the north and smuggled into slavery in the deep south and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice being published in october. So thank you again for joining us, and help many welcome dr. Rick bell. Thanks to heather and cspan for covering this. Many of you will not be surprised to hear my strange accent which is not a m
You can see them expecting another two feet of snow. For the bay area we will see a little wind first. It takes and for us, when advisory at 10 am, the entire bay area. Then the cost is under a high wind warning with tests upwards of 65 Miles Per Hour. In addition to that, a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for santa rosa and all the areas, san rafael and the northbay starting at 1 oclock on saturday and going through 3 am on monday. This is the cause of it, it is the Atmospheric River you have heard me talk about and other meteorologists as well, a stream of moisture that will be rolling in and that will make for a very rainy weekend. Tomorrow we start off with showers and heavy rain. Sunday continues. 2 to 4 inches in urban areas, coastal places 4 to 6. We will time that out in just a bit but for now i will send it back to alex. We have developing news tonight in fremont or police are investigating a deadly hit and run. Police got a call around 8 30 tonight about a woman lying in the r
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The American Revolution and only the officers on the american side comment the American Revolution here [laughter] i teach Early American History, study Early American History and i thought what on earth am i going to tell cincinnati about the American Revolution . In the course of the research for my first book, i came across battles of the American Revolution, which took place mascot maybe they wont know so much so i decided to give a talk and turns out most of them had not even heard about these titles. I have to admit they have their happy hour before the talks was possible the enthusiasm about attack came from scratch and bourbon. But a interpreted as excitement about this guy and decided to write a book about this part of the American Revolution that very few people in very few historians know about. Let me set the stage for you. Ill do a little bit of reading from the buckeye little bit of talking and will have questions than answers at the end. Let me set the stage for you in p