Boyd
White, of Texas, has taken the time to gather a collection of videos
and audio books that tell the story of Committees of Safety and/or the
Revolutionary era. Some of them are excellent instructional for younger
people, such as Johnny Tremain, based upon Esther Forbes' book of the
same title. Though historical fiction, the spirit of the era is amply
portrayed.
These have all been uploaded and are currently available for viewing or downloading.
The Committee of Safety webpage does not, yet, have an index of these additions, though the links below ill take you to them.
Feel free to share this information with anybody who might be interested.
Committee of Safety related videos and audio books
Videos
America, by D W Griffith
Spit and Vinegar Yelling match between Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin
Sobering Portrayal of Just How Dismal life was in Colonial Times...though even a movie falls short of the hardness.
Shows
the reality of frontier life in period leading up to the American
Revolution. The importance of the Militia and living in imminent danger.
These
are the people the Committees of Correspondence and Committees of
Safety in the outlying towns were comprised of. Serious bloody folk.
Bonus: How to treat hysterical women.
Unconquered, Cecil B. DeMille
Audio Books
Patriots, Pirates, Privateers (zip file)
Silence Dogood Letter - Benjamin Franklin (zip file)
Pennsylvania Farmer - John Dickinson (zip file)
Abigail Adams Letters (zip file)
Military Journal of Two Private Soldiers (zip file)
An American, without apology;
and one who can think of no other time and place, in history, that I would rather be alive.
Thanks for the links Brock...they are a good source for my "continuing education".
ReplyDelete:) You'll learn something new every day until you die as General Lee said.
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