Nathaniel Philbrick | The Genius of General Washington

[@Frankincensedjb123]

I grew up in CT but lived in Boston for five years before moving to Los Angeles. It was my years there and the walking of the Freedom Trail seeing the Bunker Hill Monument, USS Constitution, Old State House, North Church, Granary Burying Ground, Paul Revere House .... that solidified my love for this country. A two week stay in Boston should be on every patriot's bucket list.

[@paulrevere2379]

To have a house is a pleasant thought.

[@chuckmartin935]

MY MAN! This guy wrote one of greatest books of the past 50 years-IN THE HEART OF THE SEA. This alone sets him apart.

[@Brian-dq2jc]

Been looking into Washington more lately. Just what I wanted!

[@BelleRidesAgain]

About 12 years ago, a book abt George Washington caught my attention: 'An Imperfect God - George Washington, His Slaves, & the Creation of America.' I checked it out of the library, again & again, finally bought my own copy. I don't know why this particular book held my attention the way it did, but I have never been the same...and to this day, I have not ceased to be deeply impacted & amazed by our Founding Father.

[@AbigailA470]

Loved The Mayflower. He’s an EXCELLENT WRITER!

[@Arbiter099]

I really enjoyed reading In the Heart of the Sea, a shame the movie was so inauthentic to the real story. Still, excellent book!

[@neon0501]

One should never judge history through the lends of the present. It is a dangerous thing and often forces one to change the facts to make sense of the decisions of our ancestors.

[@annkelly0072]

Fantastic lecture & insight into Washington.

[@cody2254]

Thank You so much for uploading this!

[@DrJeffreyMSeder]

Bravo! Great presentation.

[@paulrevere2379]

The brilliance of Washington included an extremely rare ability to see how things (situation) actually were, not how he wished them to be or imagined things to be or thought things should be. The vast majority of people, including military commanders, make their big mistakes by one or more of these false conceptions which plague normal humanity. Washington was an extraordinary human being.

[@halwarner3326]

Excellent delivery

[@GruntProof]

This is an amazing story!

[@dillonvangessel8570]

It seems to me that the show Turn is an accurate depiction of some of these events. Thank God for George Washington!

[@sville0513]

Great talk,. There is already an excellent book focusing on Washington's travels by T.H. Breen, George Washington's Journey

[@phariseeinrecovery7181]

God Bless Hillsdale College!

[@ritchie9030]

Washington: The Indispensable Man

[@calebbrewster129]

History is being deleted by not teaching it this day in age. That's why so many people have no clue about our Constitution and vote for people that hate our Constitution. Can you think of any schools near you that teach about our founding?

[@paulrevere2379]

If we are to hope to ever have another enlightenment, we need to dispense with the glorification of academic titles. The great enlightenment thinkers did not need them. Their brilliance rested on the strength of their own words. I happen to think that Mr. Philbrick can do likewise. Speaking and writing are not strickly identical mediums, but if a man can demonstrate his excellence in either, it would be enough. One does not need celebrity status to prove achievement as a historical teaching heavyweight.

[@mattbutler458]

No mention of the importance of the Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens!?

[@KingandServant]

He mentions it in the book

[@juandomingoperon7965]

I'm proud to be a Philbrick and thus a distant relative of him.

[@Lawschoolsuccess]

Rochambeau made Yorktown happen and was responsible for the victory. Washington was literally dragged into it.

[@jackielittle1077]

Washington was such a great writer, and yet intellectual I feel like he was seen as a dunce or something comparatively to the other founding fathers. Weird

[@you3001]

You make a good point. I believe their view of him may have been spawned either from jealousy, the habit of intellectuals to look down on men of action (even though he was their intellectual equal in many ways), or both.

[@burnsloads]

By their standards, he was. He was pretty much an upjumped country bumpkin until Martha. How he built wealth after was genius, playing politics like a beast. He was what Trump based his campaign on.

[@burnsloads]

@@you3001 he really wasn't. You believe the myth.

[@jackielittle1077]

@@burnsloads really?

[@paulmcclung9383]

He was standing next to Jefferson, Franklin, and Madison. Of course he looks less intelligent to us. Also he was not a great field Marshall. He didn't have a large or great army, so he played a long game, so a lot of arm chair genergrat him. I think as a tactician he was competent if not brilliant. As a strategist, leader, spy Master, and political analyst he was brilliant.

[@burnsloads]

Robb Stark won every battle yet he lost the war.

[@pierrettegagnon2627]

Me, growing up in the Dr. Spock '60z, "There once was a man from Nantuckit, who's Lymrick was so long he could,,,,,,but could not reach his own inner logos, he said with a grin as he wiped off his chin

[@pkpapers]

"having trouble to read" rather than "having trouble reading" -- the ungrammar epidemic spreads.

[@123uvalax]

You guys turned off the comments for the marijuana video. I would like you to turn them back on so more people can let you know how much of a joke it is

[@davegreene1198]

"The evil of slavery" was the norm at the time. If you think you would have freed your slaves, think again, Bucko!

[@NashvilleRebel]

"Each generation defines the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence." Nope, sorry.

[@pierrettegagnon2627]

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