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Brushfires of the Mind: The Dave Benner Show Brushfires of the Mind
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Dave Benner produces content on topics related to the American founding period. He is the author of Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution, which defends the Constitution as an agreement between states and refutes contemporary legal thought.
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2.22: The State Constitutions
When the American states seceded from a monarchical empire, they reformed their political systems to embrace constitutional republicanism.
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Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw
Other recommended reading(s):
-Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT
-Gordon Wood, The American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DaNaMa
-Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ7D5A
Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
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2.21: Crossing the Delaware
Washington gave the new American states the best conceivable Christmas present when he crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians.
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Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw
Other recommended reading(s):
-David McCullough, 1776: https://amzn.to/2Qbp0Ti
-Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT
-Don Higginbotham, George Washington and the American Military Tradition: https://amzn.to/2xJm61E
Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
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2.20: Disaster in New York
Right after independence was declared, Washington suffered a catastrophe that very nearly led to the capture of the entire Continental Army.
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Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw
Other recommended reading(s):
-Gordon Wood, The Radicalism of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2xJ78bI
-David McCullough, 1776: https://amzn.to/2Qbp0Ti
-Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT
Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Website: www.davebenner.com -
2.19: Independence
After more than a year of military strife in New England, the Continental Congress finally severed all ties with the British Empire – after a few states did so first.
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Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw
Other recommended reading(s):
-The Virginia Declaration of Rights
-Virginia Constitution of 1776
-The Declaration of Independence
-Kevin Gutzman, Virginia's American Revolution: From Dominion to Republic, 1776-1840: https://amzn.to/2NLteo6
-Mercy Otis Warren, The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: https://amzn.to/2DDKirt
-Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT
Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
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2.18: The Siege of Boston
The British occupation of Boston doomed the patriots. Until Henry Knox accomplished an unparalleled military feat, that is.
Like the podcast? Check out my youtube channel:
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Most of the content in this section is elaborated upon in greater length and with additional context in Compact of the Republic: The League of States and the Constitution: https://amzn.to/2Qi1Fzw
Other recommended reading(s):
-David McCullough, 1776: https://amzn.to/2Qbp0Ti
-Murray Rothbard, Conceived in Liberty: https://amzn.to/2N35LJT
Youtube: www.youtube.com/dbenner83
Website: www.davebenner.com
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