Celebrating America’s 250th
I’m thrilled to be a part of Ashland Public Library’s Celebrating America’s 250th series, sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.
A few additional sources
Deborah Sampson
National Women’s History Museum article
Benjamin Banneker
Humanity Archive podcast episode 7
Roger Sherman
Ben Franklin’s World podcast episode 447
Phillis Wheatley Peters
Broad History podcast episode 14
Samuel Adams
Significant Others: A History Podcast bonus episode
Mary Katharine Goddard
Smithsonian magazine article
Jack Jouett
Jack Jouett’s Ride
Crispus Attucks
Boston National Historical Park article
Daniel Waldo
Connecticut History article
James Wilson
Is everyone related to Roger Sherman?!
Were there no mothers of the Revolution?
1776
I so enjoyed David McCullough’s 1776. Flip through my doodles here.
Founding Mothers
Have you read Cokie Roberts’ Founding Mothers? You can flip through my sketchbook here, but probably just go read it yourself.
Not familiar with Gouverneur Morris’ wife?
Read about Nancy Randolph Morris. It’s a bonkers and tragic and horrifying story.
Royal family tree
If you want to see how Kings George I and III fit together, here you go. Good luck!
Livingston family tree
I was confused for so long. But it’s a little clearer now.
Related blog posts
In the name of studying and procrastination, here’s a bunch of TV and movies I’ve watched and rewatched to prepare for the virtual presentations this year.
Q & A follow up
Robert Morris University
… is named after the Financier of the Revolution. Not his dad (Robert Morris, Sr.), who died after swatting a fly and inadvertently signaling the cannon fire that killed him.
There were some great book recommendations in the chat. Here are a few:
Hang a Thousand Trees With Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley by Ann Rinaldi
Masquerade: The Life and Times of Deborah Sampson, Continental Soldier by Alfred F. Young
Massachusetts Maverick Women: A Revolutionary Tradition by Jim Cullen
When the Declaration of Independence Was Newsby Emily Sneff
(Thank you, Sam and Patience!)
Etc.
Sources
Doodles for this presentation were inspired by:
The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth, by Jermaine Fowler
The President Is Dead! The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond, by Louis L. Picone
You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington, by Alexis Coe
The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, by Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky / WRAP-UP POST
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy, by Nathaniel Philbrick
The President Is Dead! The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond, by Louis L. Picone
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington, by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch / WRAP-UP POST
The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, by Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky / WRAP-UP POST
The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth, by Jermaine Fowler / WRAP-UP POST
Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation, by Cokie Roberts
Everything You Need to Ace U.S. History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide, by Workman Publishing, Lily Rothman, Editors of Brain Quest
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents: Strange Stories and Shocking Trivia from Inside the White House, by Cormac O’Brien
The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents, by William A. DeGreorio
499 Facts about Hip-Hop Hamilton and the Rest of America's Founding Fathers:499 Facts About Hop-Hop Hamilton and America's First Leaders, by Stephen Spignesi
Check out my bibliography for more.
The Celebrating America’s 250th series is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and is in collaboration with a multitude of MA and NH libraries and the Ashland Senior Center.
More Revolutionary War posts…
Virtual Presidential Series…
