on his undergraduate course on the topic of ordinary lives in the american revolution. and his book, stolen: five free boys kidnapped into slavery and their journey home, which tells the true story of five boys kidnapped in the north and sold into slavery in the deep south and that during attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, is being published by simon & schuster in october. thank you once again for joining us this evening, and without any further ado, please join me in welcoming dr. rick bell. [applause] dr. bell: thanks to heather, thanks to c-span for covering this. those of you who might have been to the smithsonian associates before and heard me give other programs won t be surprised to hear my strange accent, which is not exactly a maryland native s accent. i was raised in england yet find myself teaching about the american revolution as part of my job, which let me tell you is a blessing and a curse, an undergraduate classroom to teach with an accent
innovative course design award on his undergraduate course on the topic of ordinary lives in the american revolution. and his book, stolen five boys : kidnapped into slavery in their journey home, which tells the true story of five boys kidnapped in the north and sold into slavery in the deep south and that during attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, is being published by simon & schuster in october. thank you once again for joining us this evening, and without any ado,er do any further please join me in welcoming dr. rick bell. [applause] professor bell: thanks to heather, thanks to c-span for covering this. those of you who might have been to the smithsonian associates before and heard me give other programs won t be surprised to hear my strange accent, which is not exactly a maryland native s accent. i was raised in england yet find myself teaching about the american revolution as part of my job, which let me tell you is a blessing and a curse, an unde
story about five boys kidnapped in the north and smuggled into slavery in the south. toir daring attempt to try bring their captors to justice is being published by simon & schuster in october. thank you once again for joining us this evening and please welcome me in joining dr. rick bell. [applause] bell: thanks to heather, thanks to c-span for covering this. those of you who might have been to the smithsonian before won t be surprised to hear my strange accent, which is not exactly a maryland native s accent. i was born and raised in england , yet find myself teaching about the american revolution as part of my job, which is a blessing and a curse in an undergraduate classroom, to teach with an accent like this. i am very proud of where i grew up. i often carry in my back pocket a giant british flag [laughter] dr. bell: which i might drape around the scenery for c-span to drink in. but i was also naturalized as a u.s. citizen a couple of years ago, something i am incredib
alexander hamilton, john lawrence, marquita lafayette and of course the towering figure of george washington who, in the course of telling the specific story of the valley forge encampment and camps around, emerges as a holy complex individual. canny and insecure and intensely private and yet trusting of those men whose skills and characters he came to appreciate. cannily political and both politics and above all revealing the incredible skill and yes, some luck that enabled washington to leave the continental army out of it smoke difficult winter potentially when their country s independence. what finally wrought finally evocative language such as describing the imperious odious and frankly traitorous charles lee by writing lee was a blister of a man unencumbered by charisma who prefer the company of his hunting dogs to human beings. human beings who came into contact with him felt similarly. are making us truly see the ocean yeager supporting their customary forest green, t
france, and the entry of spain into the war. arms and supplies from the spanish governor of louisiana aided the american cause and the thech army and navy made yorktown victory possible. the stories of our nation s early days cannot be told without reference to the national archives, diplomatic correspondence, treaties, military commissions, and more on the internet american revolution. will enlighten us about the roles france and spain played. let s now hear from the panel. to lead the discussion we are happy to have rosemary s regarding, processor professor at george mason university. ferreiro, author of men and arms, teaches history and engineering at university george mason university. francois furstenburg, professor of history at johns hopkins university. his parents, are the furstenbergs here? onyou have ever shopped st, it isut at fur furstenberg. please welcome them. [applause] good evening. i from george zagar mason university and we are thrilled to see you t