Founding Fathers and the American Revolution, Part 1
This panel included Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin; Stanley Weintraub, author of General Washington’s Christmas Farewell: A Mount Vernon Homecoming, 1783; and Joseph Ellis, author of Founding Brothers and the forthcoming His Excellency: George Washington.
In conjunction with the opening of the William G. McGowan Theater, a group of historians and authors discussed the American founding fathers… 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, called “Our Founding Fathers and the Charters of Freedom,” also took questions from the audience.
This panel included Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin; Stanley Weintraub, author of General Washington’s Christmas Farewell: A Mount Vernon Homecoming, 1783; and Joseph Ellis, author of Founding Brothers and the forthcoming His Excellency: George Washington. close
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