Professor Andy Miller is doing his part to support the America 250 celebration. In March and April, he spoke four times at the Middletown Free Library, sharing a collection of presentations that he calls his “Revolution Series.”
Rebels, Tories, and Neutrals
Who favored Revolution, and who favored the King? Who wanted to stay out of it? What were Americans saying and thinking during the Revolution?
The Philadelphia Campaign of 1777: Our British and Hessian Enemies
Who were the Redcoats and Hessians? What were they like, and who were their leaders? A discussion of the army that invaded the Brandywine Valley in 1777.
Heroes and Villains of the American Revolution
George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and other major personalities from the Revolution.
Nathanael Greene and the Southern Campaign of 1780-1783
Greene was Washington's favorite and most trusted commander. How did he bring victory out of the disaster in the South? Who were Banastre Tarleton, Lord Cornwallis, and Daniel Morgan?
Miller will also be involved in a July 4 event at Brandywine Battlefield this summer, participating in a debate among a rebel, a loyalist, and a neutral who argue the case for or against independence. After the debate, Miller will read the Declaration of Independence.
He will offer the American Revolution (Hist 210) class in the fall, right here on campus.