JakeintheShell @JakeintheShell

#OnThisDay in 1776, the Committee of Five was appointed by the Second Continental Congress to begin drafting the Declaration. In a letter to Timothy Pickering in August 1822, John Adams wrote about forming the Committee: bit.ly/3J3gTq6 🎨 @librarycongress

Become men of letters. Build your library. Raise your sons and daughters under their spines.

Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc

4 days ago

Is it time for the literary man to make a comeback?

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America at 250 On this day in 1775, John Adams proposed turning those New England militiamen besieging Boston into a unified Continental Army and suggested a Virginian named George Washington to lead it. Adams knew that for the fight against Britain to succeed, the colonies had to look (and fight) like one nation. A few days later, Washington accepted command, and the Continental Congress made it official.

Book trailer for Defending the Middle Ages! Check out the other trailers on my author's website. authorjebsmith.com/index.html

USS Constitution and her crew are preparing to represent two and a half centuries of service and tradition in Boston Harbor.  Every detail helps ensure America’s Ship of State is ready for this historic event on July 11. HUZZAH! #OldIronsides  #BostonHarbor  #America250

Imagine it's June 11, 1776 The Second Continental Congress appoints a Committee of Five to "prepare the Declaration" stating the reasons for Independence to support Richard Henry Lee's resolution. Independence was on its way and a young Virginian would deliver it.

The Committee of Five—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman—was appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago today. Jefferson's draft of the document is here at the Library, and will be featured in a new exhibition opening July 3.

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Imagine it's June 8, 1776 “The Sensible part of the House opposed the Motion…. They saw no Wisdom in a Declaration of Independence, nor any other Purpose to be answered by it,” you write in a letter to John Jay. Perhaps *the* most important week leading up to July 4, enjoy :)

This is one of my favorite books of all time, and one I recommend to everyone who asks for a recommendation whenever I get the chance It paints a beautiful picture of the very different world that used to exist, one where greatness was still prized more highly than equality and equity, and so men did great things They built magnificent homes, gorgeous palaces, and immense empires. New men built businesses the scale of which had never been seen, and the old elite pushed high culture to its greatest flowering. Those who were talented could and did rise, and those who were incompetent quickly lost it all and fell away It was a world of consequences good and bad, of rewards for excellence and punishment for falling behind It was a world of pride and hauteur, but also of public faith and policy rooted in a deep and abiding belief in Christianity It was a world before tax policy punished the competent for the benefit of the incompetent, a world before the disastrous equality of the present And in this book, Emmerson shows what that world looked like, good and bad, and how it functioned Such is the best way to jump into remembering that a different world used to exist

Reads with Ravi @readswithravi

6 days ago

What’s one book that you will never stop recommending?

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The Great American historian Gordon S. Wood has died. He was a gold standard for American history, especially the Founding Era. To be so into the Founding Era and die on its 250th anniversary must be an honor. Sadly, he did not get to see the 250th Independence Day.

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The thirteen colonies were not one people in 1739. Then a young English preacher walked across them and preached to four out of five colonists in person. By the time he died, they were one people. The unity that threw a king was built in open fields. New Substack 👇 🇺🇸 #AmRev

Been a good day. I hope yours was as well. Enjoy the rest of your night.

Happy Birthday Patrick Henry, the "Son of Thunder." Do you like these short videos? Let us know in the comments.

Poster celebrating America's Centennial from 1876. The picture shows Lady Columbia displaying the civilization built by Americans to figures representing Indians, Europeans, Asians and Africans.

🇺🇸 The American Culturist 🇺🇸 @MericaCulture

2 weeks ago

Buildings of the Great Centennial Fair, Philadelphia 1876.

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🏎️ FREEDOM DOESN’T RING… IT REVS 🏎️ Get your free tickets NOW for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix… the historic @IndyCar race around Washington, DC in August ➡️ freedom250gp.com

It’s wild that it has taken this long for a high quality, theatrical release to be made about George Washington. While Hollywood wastes billions on sequels, prequels and re-makes, there is a largely untapped treasure trove of real stories from American History.

Young George Washington @washingtonmovie

4 weeks ago

“Then, we will force you to leave.” 💥 See #YoungWashington in theaters on America’s 250th anniversary! @AngelStudiosInc @watchonwonder @2521ent

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it’s come to my attention that all wool bunting American Flags like this aren’t made anymore. We should change that.

Greg Cello @gregcello

2 weeks ago

all 48 stars beautifully stitched on.

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American Empire

250 years of accomplishments.

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