Revolution 250 Podcast
Revolution 250 is a consortium of organizations in New England planning commemorations of the American Revolution's 250th anniversary. https://revolution250.org/Through this podcast you will meet many of the people involved in these commemorations, and learn about the people who brought about the Revolution--which began here. To support Revolution 250, visit https://www.masshist.org/rev250Theme Music: "Road to Boston" fifes: Doug Quigley, Peter Emerick; Drums: Dave Emerick
Revolution 250 Podcast
Independence Lost with Kathleen DuVal
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Kathleen DuVal
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Season 3
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Episode 37
How does our view of the Revolution change if we view it from the Gulf Coast or Mississippi River? Kathleen DuVal, Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, joins us to talk about her book, Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution . We hear about Bernardo de Galvez, the Spanish governor of Louisiana, Alexander MacGillivray, the leader of the Creeks, as well as exiled Scots, Irish, and Cajuns and the African-American spy from Mobile Petit Jean, and the roles they played during this clash of empires on the Gulf Coast. in the Revolutionary era on the Gulf Coast.