Founding Fathers & the American Revolution, Pt 3

Sep 12, 2004


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In conjunction with the opening of the William G. McGowan Theater a group of historians and authors discussed the American founding fathers and their struggle for independence from England. The panel is called “Our .. Read More
In conjunction with the opening of the William G. McGowan Theater a group of historians and authors discussed the American founding fathers and their struggle for independence from England. The panel is called “Our Founding Fathers and the Charters of Freedom.” They also responded to audience questions.

The panel included Stanley Weintraub, author of General Washington’s Christmas Farewell: A Mount Vernon Homecoming, 1783 (Free Press, 2003); Joel Achenbach, author of The Grand Idea: George Washington’s Potomac and the Race to the West (Simon and Schuster, 2004); John Ferling, author of Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 (Oxford, 2004); Richard Brookhiser, author of Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution (Free Press, 2003); and Charles Rodenbough, author of Governor Alexander Martin: Biography of a North Carolina Revolutionary War Statesman (McFarland, 2004).

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  • Achenbach, Joel
  • Brookhiser, Richard
  • Ferling, John E.
  • Rodenbough, Charles D.
  • Weintraub, Stanley