Discussion on Life in Revolutionary America
Panelists included Emory Evans, author of Thomas Nelson of Yorktown: Revolutionary Virginian; Peter Henriques, author of The Death of George Washington: He Died as he Lived; Don Higginbotham, author of The War of American Independence and Washington: Uniting a Nation; and Ken McGaughy, author of Richard Henry Lee of Virginia: A Portrait of an American Revolutionary.
At Stratford Hall Plantation, birthplace of Robert E. Lee, a discussion was held on early life in revolutionary America, as part of the annu… read more
At Stratford Hall Plantation, birthplace of Robert E. Lee, a discussion was held on early life in revolutionary America, as part of the annual summer seminar for teachers. The teachers asked questions throughout the seminar with Professor Emory moderating. The panelists discussed many different aspects of life in America during the 18th century, as well as the way in which history remembers people such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Richard Henry Lee
Panelists included Emory Evans, author of Thomas Nelson of Yorktown: Revolutionary Virginian; Peter Henriques, author of The Death of George Washington: He Died as he Lived; Don Higginbotham, author of The War of American Independence and Washington: Uniting a Nation; and Ken McGaughy, author of Richard Henry Lee of Virginia: A Portrait of an American Revolutionary. close
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