“From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen not to be extinguished.” —Thomas Paine
In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired independence movements and democratic reforms around the globe.
In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired independence movements and democratic reforms around the globe.
I'm not sure I'd trust Ken Burns not to engage in historical revisionism with his strong liberal bias. I may read it just to compare it with "George Washington's War" by Robert Leckie. I highly recommend that one.
ReplyDeleteThis. I go by his house on the corner in Walpole, NH almost weekly on a hay run. His yard is festooned with all the usual lefty virtue signaling signs like “ In this town we…”, “resist”, and rainbow flag clutter. Walpole was a sleepy farming town, conservative, and now it’s a liberal destination for flatlanders.
DeleteThe only revolution he and his ilk want is cultural Marxism. Little $%@.?!bag
If only that were EVER put into practice. In reality, we're going to be celebrating 250 years since politicians killed that spark, and installed it's slithering lawyer class.
ReplyDeleteNo, the real revolution always comes from the same place. A pissed off population. One willing to forget mercy, quarter, empathy and put the sword to those who forget where the real power is.
ReplyDeleteWell that may have been the "idea" but the reality is something else and it was written that way from the very beginning. Politicians then were the same as politicians now and the only way the whole thing got off the ground is because "we the people" were scattered so far apart and unaware of what was going on.
ReplyDeleteRick Atkinson’s “The British are Coming” is my preference.
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