America’s Founding Fathers
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Part of Glenn Beck’s push to share what
he’s learned about history and where this country came from and where
it’s going, here are a series of videos from his Founding Fathers
Fridays shows.
Samuel Adams: April 30, 2010
‘Father of the American
Revolution’ now best known for beer? If you can watch this video in four
parts if the video below has any problems. (Part
1 |
Part 2 |
Part 3 |
Part 4)
Founding Fathers: Samuel Adams
 “Thomas
Jefferson once declared, For depth of purpose, zeal, and sagacity,
no man in Congress exceeded, if any equaled, Sam Adams. Yet the
American revolutionary from Massachusetts (1722–1803, cousin of John
Adams) has become the forgotten founding father, and Stoll attempts
to pull Adams out of this oblivion. Rebellious Americans’ passionate
vision of themselves as an incarnation of the Israelites freeing
themselves from Egyptian slavery was invoked by Adams, one of the
most religious American revolutionaries. He called on Americans to
fulfill their God-given freedom and was a radical who endured
physical danger, poverty and the death at 37 of his only son. But
for Stoll, a managing editor of the New York Sun with a long career
in newspapers, Adams was also the consummate newspaperman, a pundit
dispersing the ideals of freedom. Occasionally apt to settle into
litanies of Adams’s various tasks and redundant statements on the
divine right of American independence, Stoll also sporadically
recounts evocative details of the period, such as the lyrics from
revolutionary songs. This account might sustain a renewed interest
in Adams as the founder of a distinctly American spirit.” | From
Publishers Weekly
George Washington:
May 7, 2010 Watch full 40 minutes
here
if the video below has issues.
Founding Fathers: George Washington
 “The
story of his life is the story of the founding of America. His was
the dominant personality in three of the most critical events in
that founding: the Revolutionary War, the Constitutional Convention,
and the first national administration. Had he not served as
America's leader in those three events, all would likely have failed
-- and America, as we know it today, would not exist.
Why, after two centuries, does George Washington remain one of
the most beloved figures in our history? The Real George Washington
answers that question by giving us a close look at this man who
became the father of our country and the first American President.
But rather than focus on the interpretations of historians, much of
his exciting story is told in his own words. The second part of this
928-page book brings together the most important and insightful
passages from Washington's writings, conveniently arranged by
subject.” | Amazon.com Description
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