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The war between the US Army and the Native American confederation during the war of 1812 is a buried story in an often-overlooked event, yet its impact on the history of North America is profound. The leading figures on both sides of the war, Shawnee Chief Tecumseh and US Army General William Henry Harrison, had come of age in the struggles over what is today called the Midwest United States, and both understood that losing the war would mean losing the future they imagined for their people. In this episode, Ben & Bob do a deep dive on the story behind that war with Peter Stark, author of the incredibly accessible new book, Gallop Toward The Sun: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison's Struggle for the Destiny of a Nation (Random House, 2023). Peter Stark is an adventure and exploration writer and historian who was previously a correspondent for Outside magazine. His previous book, Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father, was named a finalist for the George Washington Book Prize in 2019. You can follow him on Instagram at @peterstark_adventure_historian. This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher. We're excited to announce that Ben & Bob will be recording a live episode of RTN on the history of Americana music in Nashville on September 18, 2023 w/ guests Emmy Lou Harris, Rodney Crowell and Jefferson Cowie! Click here for tickets. Hope to see you there!
January 25, 2021 - When George Washington accepted the responsibility of being the first president of a new nation, he felt the weight of history on his broad shoulders, knowing that every step he took, would set precedents for generations. So, how did he pick a team of advisers to keep his path straight on the long march to nationhood? We explore how he pioneered the presidential cabinet with Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky. She's a historian of Early America, the presidency, and government who brings us The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution. Lindsay Chervinsky is Scholar in Residence at the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona College, Senior Fellow at the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, and Professorial Lecturer at the School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University. She earned her Ph.D. in history from UC Davis. Find her at LindsayChervinsky.com, or on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, where you can also find the page for QuincyTheHistoryHound. Previous interviews on the period: David Head: A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution Bob Drury and Tom Clavin: Valley Forge Peter Stark: Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father Fergus Bordewich: The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government
November 7, 2019 - Mr. Peter Stark In the waning and bleak months of 1753, a young and naive George Washington trekked through the Ohio frontier on behalf of the British Crown to forge a diplomatic relationship with the French and Native Americans. Washington knew this mission was a considerable honor and an opportunity for advancement to a full commission in the British Army. On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 7:15 p.m., New York Times Best Selling author Mr. Peter Stark presented a lecture based on his newest work, Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father. Stark discussed how Washington’s experiences in the Ohio Territory dealing with ill-supplied militia troops, adverse weather, and intense combat forged this young officer into the future father of a great nation. For video of the USHAEC's podcasts, or to learn more about the USAHEC, find education support for teachers, researchers, and soldiers, or to find more programs at the USAHEC, please visit our website at www.usahec.org.
July 15, 2019 - Meet the "indispensable man" of the American Revolution, when he was just a hot-headed 22-year-old, growing into the shoes that laid down the footsteps for all future presidents to follow. Peter Stark brings the first face on Mount Rushmore to live in Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father. Peter Stark is an adventure writer and historian. He's a correspondent for Outside magazine, and you've seen his work in places like Smithsonian, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and Men's Journal. Peter Stark's His previous book, Astoria, was a finalist for a PEN USA literary award. You can find our guest at PeterStarkAuthor.com, @StarkAdventurer on Twitter, Facebook.com/PeterStarkAuthor, and @PeterStark_Adventure_Historian on Instagram. If you're in the New York City area on July 31, 2019, Peter will appear at 7pm, as part of the New-York Historical Society's "Non-Fiction at the Bryant Park Reading Room" summer series. Join him there!
"The French ... thought it was an assassination, a war crime, that Washington was a murderer." — Peter Stark We speak with Peter Stark, author of Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father. We discuss George Washington’s formative years and character traits, his travels into the Ohio country, and his relationship with lieutenant governor Robert Dinwiddie. We talk about how Washington’s involvement in the Battle of Jumonville Glen touched off the French and Indian War. As a historian, Stark's writing focuses on adventure and exploration. A traveler himself, Stark is a long-time correspondent for Outside magazine. His 2014 book, Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire, was a New York Times bestseller. Find this episode, along with recommended reading, on the blog. Support the show by joining the 1776 Club or by donating to the Thomas Jefferson Hour, Inc. You can learn more about our Cultural Tours & Retreats with Clay S. Jenkinson at jeffersonhour.com/tours. Thomas Jefferson is interpreted by Clay S. Jenkinson.
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In this episode Dr Joseph Stoltz, sits down with Peter Stark author of Young Washington How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father to discuss Washington's early career and its impact on his life. For more information check out our website www.mountvernon.org/podcast.
Jen Browne is back to fill up your calendar with great Fall literary events in Frostburg, Maryland! We have a complete list of events listed below. For more information about the events listed below be sure to visit frostburg.edu/cla or contact jabrowne@frostburg.edu for more information. l 5-6 October: 12th Annual Western Maryland Independent Literature Festival Join us for two days of readings, roundtables, and panel discussions celebrating the writers, publishers, and readers of small press and independent literature at various locations on Main St. in Frostburg. Saturday’s events include a book fair with regional publishers in the Lyric Theatre 11 October: Gerald Duff 7:30 PM, Lyric Theatre Gerald Duff has published over 18 books, including novels, collections of short stories and poems, and books of nonfiction. His newest book, Nashville Burning, was published in September 2017. http://www.geraldduff.com/ 25 October: Julia Kasdorf (poet) and Steven Rubin (photographer) 7:30 PM, Lewis J. Ort Library Julia Spicher Kasdorf has published three collections of poetry with the University of Pittsburgh Press, most recently Poetry in America. With photographer Steven Rubin, she has created a poetry collection to document the impacts of natural gas development in Pennsylvania, titled Shale Play, which will be published by Penn State University Press in fall 2018. http://english.la.psu.edu/faculty-staff/jmk28 1 November: Peter Stark 7 PM, Lyric Theatre Peter Stark is an adventure and exploration writer and historian. A long-time correspondent for Outside magazine, Stark’s articles and essays have also appeared in Smithsonian, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Men’s Journal, and many others. His Astoria was a New York Times bestseller.Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father was published in May 2018. Stark’s visit is funded by the Martha T. and Ralph M. Race Western History Lecture Fund and co-sponsored by the History Department. https://www.peterstarkauthor.com 10 November: One Act Play Festival 7:00 PM in the Historic Palace Theatre The One-Act Play Festival features a production of the winning play and staged readings of the second and third place winning plays of our international one-act playwriting competition; a talkback with writers, actors, and directors; and a reception. 6 December: Andy Duncan 7:30 PM, Main Street Books FSU’s very own Andy Duncan will celebrate the release of An Agent of Utopia: New and Selected Stories (out in November from Small Beer Press) with a reading at Main Street Books. Other events, such as our first Saturday Coffee with a Writer program, will be continuing as well.