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First Family: George Washington's Heirs and the Making of America
Cassandra A. Good shows how the outspoken step-grandchildren of George Washington played an overlooked but important role in the development of American society and politics from the Revolution to the Civil War.
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The Continental Dollar: How the American Revolution Was Financed with Paper Money
"The Continental Dollar" by Farley Grubb is a revelatory history of how the fledgling United States paid for its first war.
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WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium presents Jared T. Frederick
The annual WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium is held in partnership with the Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries. This year our scholars focus on Difficult Decisions: Beyond the Battlefield.
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WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium presents Rob Williams
The annual WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium is held in partnership with the Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries. This year our scholars focus on Difficult Decisions: Beyond the Battlefield.
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WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium presents Benjamin Schneider
The annual WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium is held in partnership with the Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries. This year our scholars focus on Difficult Decisions: Beyond the Battlefield.
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WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium presents Christopher McNulty
The annual WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium is held in partnership with the Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries. This year our scholars focus on Difficult Decisions: Beyond the Battlefield.
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1774: The Year in Acts and Petitions
The Boston Gazette Print Shop sets the stage for a discussion of recent news including the Quartering Act, Manumission Petitions, and the Suffolk Resolves.
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The Continental Association and the Resolves of the First Continental Congress
John Dickinson details his Petition to the King asking Britain to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
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The Road to the First Continental Congress
John and Abigail Adams discuss preparations for his trip to Congress in Philadelphia, sharing the hardships of their temporary separation and looking to a future on the Road to Independence.
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A Summary View of the Rights of British America in 1774
As 1774 brings many changes to the life of Thomas Jefferson, he shares his sentiments on the recent British Parliamentary (Intolerable) Act and outlines a path forward for colonists.