‘Liberty’: The American Revolution review
May 28, 2011 Leave a comment
I really enjoy American history. I recently watched an old documentary mini-series. ‘Liberty’: The American Revolution, was a 1997. PBS made this six-hour part history of the Revolution beginning with the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 till the end of the revolution. It’s available on Google Video, if you just search for the title.
One of the things that was really great about the way this series told the story was they took personal writings of people who were involved and had actors read them in character. It’s a really enjoyable way to relate primary source information.
I also liked that it gave the British position a lot of air time. British soldiers and generals almost as much time as patriot sources. It’s a different take than I’ve usually seen.