Creating a Nation Series: In the tumultuous period of American history following the Revolution, the young Country was becoming a Nation. This distinguished speaker series encourages a deeper understanding of our origins and identity.
By winter 1777, two years into the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army was exhausted, having barely escaped annihilation by the fighting forces of the British Empire. King George III, determined as ever to bring the rebellious American colonies to heel, faced a serious set of foes in the form of Benjamin Franklin, in Paris courting French alliance, and George Washington, in Pennsylvania, persuading Congress to deliver the support to the Continental Army. The king’s task was becoming ever more complicated, with wartime expenses piling up and the threat of international rivals entering the fray. Celebrated historian Rick Atkinson discusses this story, the subject of the second volume of his landmark American Revolution trilogy.
Generously supported by Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Goldie Wolfe Miller, founders of the Jack Miller Center
Presented in partnership with The New-York Historical
