The History Channel starts a series on the American Revolution tonight.
I plan on watching it.
Yes, I realize it's the History Channel, and often, they do more Channel (television) than History.
But I think it will be good to see this series.
Too often, I think Americans take the Revolution for granted.
Too often, I think Americans forget what a complicated, drawn-out, messy, and sometimes downright ugly process it was.
The Boston Massacre was in 1770. Open combat didn't start until 1775. The Declaration of Independence wasn't issued until 1776.
And then the fighting had to go on and on and on and on.
And the Continental Army, to put it bluntly, sucked.
George Washington lost a lot more battles than he won.
The rebels got hammered and butchered and slaughtered and defeated and kicked over and over and over and over.
But they persevered. They overcame. And they outlasted.
I think revisiting this historical period, even through a History Channel program, is always a good thing.
Check it out. Starts Sunday night. See your local listings.
hillbilly
I plan on watching it.
Yes, I realize it's the History Channel, and often, they do more Channel (television) than History.
But I think it will be good to see this series.
Too often, I think Americans take the Revolution for granted.
Too often, I think Americans forget what a complicated, drawn-out, messy, and sometimes downright ugly process it was.
The Boston Massacre was in 1770. Open combat didn't start until 1775. The Declaration of Independence wasn't issued until 1776.
And then the fighting had to go on and on and on and on.
And the Continental Army, to put it bluntly, sucked.
George Washington lost a lot more battles than he won.
The rebels got hammered and butchered and slaughtered and defeated and kicked over and over and over and over.
But they persevered. They overcame. And they outlasted.
I think revisiting this historical period, even through a History Channel program, is always a good thing.
Check it out. Starts Sunday night. See your local listings.
hillbilly
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