🏃 Nathanael Greene: Get outta Dodge… aka retreat from Manhattan!
⚔️ Washington: Retreat means dishonor.

💥 A clash over retreat.
📖 Revolutionary Summer, Ch. 7 • Joseph J. Ellis

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🔨 The hammer came down at 9 a.m. when the British emerged BEHIND American lines.
📖 Chapter 6, Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis
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You’re British General Howe. Do you seize New York—or destroy the Continental Army? ⚔️🤔
📖 Chapter 6 of Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis.
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“In general, our Generals were out generalled.”
—John Adams to Abigail Adams
October 8, 1776

From Chapter 6 of Revolutionary Summer
by Joseph J. Ellis

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Tough Day at Work? Tough Day with Family? Reading About John Adams Might Help. 📖💪
Inspired by Chapter 5 of Joseph J. Ellis’s Revolutionary Summer.
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1776–2026: Have Americans Ever Agreed on What It Means to Be American? 🤔
Inspired by Chapter 5 of Joseph J. Ellis’s Revolutionary Summer. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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You’re George Washington in New York. Two big problems. What’s your move? ⚔️🤔

Oops! I say Chapter 2 in the video, but I meant Chapter 4 of Revolutionary Summer.

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The Declaration’s Accidental Author and the Unmentionable Elephant in the Room 🐘📜

Chapter 3 of Joseph J. Ellis’s Revolutionary Summer.

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Did King George III Cause the American Revolution? 👑

Today’s Revolutionary Summer Book Club question from Chapter 3 by Joseph J. Ellis. 📖

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Can you guess Washington’s three biggest struggles with his army? 🤔 Today’s questions come from Chapter 2 of Joseph J. Ellis’s Revolutionary Summer—part of our online book club! 📚

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Are you reading any history lately? 📚🐾 I’m reading Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Joseph J. Ellis’s Revolutionary Summer for our online book club, and you’re welcome to join us!

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When Revolutionaries Struggled 📖

Thoughts on Chapter 2 of Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis. I’d love to hear your thoughts, too!

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