серьезное чтение

об истории серьезно

биографии и мемуары

историческая литература

The American Revolutionary War has inspired bestselling books, iconic paintings, and hit Broadway musicals. More than 250 years after the «shot heard around the world» was fired in Concord, we remain fascinated by the causes and legacy of the Revolution.
In 18 dynamic audio lectures, West Point history professor Robert McDonald leads you past the politics and battle tactics to explore the underlying ideas that sparked the Revolution. The editor of The American Revolution: Core Documents (Ashbrook Center, 2016) and writer or editor of numerous books about the Founding Fathers, Prof. McDonald has an encyclopedic knowledge of the complex factors that made the Revolution much more than a war for independence.
Under his guidance, you&apos;ll examine American history from the establishment of Britain&apos;s North American colonies through the ratification of the Constitution. Although you&apos;ll revisit famous events like the French and Indian War, the Boston Massacre, and the First Continental Congress, this course invites you to reconsider the wider context-political, religious, and economic-of the Revolution.
Throughout the series, you&apos;ll entertain questions without easy answers. How can we be sure that it was the Revolutionary War and not something else-like the Enlightenment-that was driving change across the landscape? How did the new land of liberty approach the issues of slavery and women&apos;s equality?
Join Prof. McDonald for a fresh and exciting take on the classic story at the heart of the United States of America.
This course is part of the Learn25 Collection.

American Revolution - The War for Independence and the Birth of the United States (Unabridged)

Explore the captivating contradictions of one of U.S. history&apos;s most divisive figures with the celebrated West Point professor and author of Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson&apos;s Image in His Own Time
Thomas Jefferson was the first secretary of state, second vice president, and third president of the United States. A polymath who championed education and religious freedom, he drafted the Declaration of Independence and made more attempts than any other officeholder of his generation to end slavery. Yet he remained a slaveholder throughout his life. A diplomat who charmed people abroad, at home he was a lightning rod of controversy-both loved and hated, revered and reviled.
Join West Point history professor Robert McDonald as he tells the story of the life of one of history&apos;s most fascinating men. In 15 energetic lectures, McDonald-a noted expert on Jefferson, the American Revolution, and the Early Republic-seeks to explain Jefferson as a man of his times. The results will by turns surprise, delight, and confound you, challenging what you think you know about the third president&apos;s life and era.
This course is part of the Learn25 Collection.

Robert Alexander McDonald