DescriptionFourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh is nanny to John and Abigail Adams' children and witnesses firsthand how tension builds in the feisty New England town in the two years before it erupts in the Boston Massacre. Friends become foes and families divide as Brit…
DescriptionThanks to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem, Paul Revere has been immortalized as a national folk hero. But the American revolutionary courier and spy did a great deal more than just warn the patriots that the Redcoats were coming! Revere was a successful artisan, businessman, and early industrialist. Featured interviewees include Revere biographer Jayne E. Triber and historian Alan Rodgers.
DescriptionWealthy Virginia planter, revolutionary general, and founding president, George Washington was the most illustrious public man of his time, a man whose image today still reflects his own careful shaping of his persona. In this thoughtful and incisive biography, Burns and Dunn dissect the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidential leadership, from his lasting foreign and economic policies to his polarizing denunciation of the political parties and his public silence about slavery. The result is a surprising portrait of the multidimensional man behind the myth he so assiduously crafted.
DescriptionThis is a signature title in The Colonial Radio Theatre's meticulously researched American Heritance series of accurate historical programs. The Revolutionary War's bloodiest battle comes to vivid life in this action-packed epic. Perfect for students, history buffs, and lovers of exciting audio drama.
