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366 Days in History Series, Sample Chapter

Sample Chapter – Franklin Humiliated Before British Privy Council

It only took one hour for British Solicitor General Alexander Wedderburn to turn Benjamin Franklin from a conciliator that wanted to smooth over differences between Britain and her North American Colonies to a flaming rebel that worked incessantly for independence. Wedderburn’s one-hour tirade against Franklin before the British Privy Council very possibly cost him the Colonies. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Franklin Humiliated Before British Privy Council

366 Days in History Series, Sample Chapter

Sample Chapter – Colonial American History Journal – Book 1

After its establishment in May of 1607, the colonists in Jamestown faced a harrowing existence. Salt poisoning from the briny river water they drank, dysentery and typhoid ravaged the men of the colony. The relationship with the surrounding native tribes ranged from hostility to reluctant friendship. There was the constant threat of attack by the Spanish, who often explored the area. Their arrival coincided with the beginning of a seven-year drought, thus adding to their difficulties. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Colonial American History Journal – Book 1

366 Days in History Series

Colonial American History Journal – Book 1

Undertake your own journey into Colonial American history with the Colonial American History Journal – Book 1. Written in a “this day in history,” format, the volume includes 367 stories about the historical events and people that made up the building blocks of the United States. The stories included in the Colonial American History Journal is a great introduction to the United States’ past. Continue reading Colonial American History Journal – Book 1