'The British Are Coming' Recounts America's Brutal War for Independence: now on npr/Forum

Post #429,350 by Ashton 6/10/19 1:26:16 PM 6/10/19 1:26:16 PM Reply	'The British Are Coming' Recounts America's Brutal War for Independence: now on npr/Forum Forum 'The British Are Coming' Recounts America's Brutal War for Independence Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson writes that reading George Washington's frequent complaints about his troops "transforms the demigod into a sometimes petulant mortal." As Atkinson’s history of the Revolutionary War digs into the details of war and contemporary writings, it provides a rich, harsh portrait of the country's often simplified creation story. Atkinson joins Forum to talk about his book "The British Are Coming" and why Americans should still be taking lessons from the country’s founding. Quelle Surprise, eh? ..as with "Tall Oaks from little acorns grow" ... seems we've always been the petulant. pugnacious and bellicose bastards as now-and-next. NYC-writ-Large? {Now if only they can--via the magic of Transference--focus that mindset): and get fucking-Mad about Gawd's Forces NOT bailing out this unlovely crowd: then hang all the Petroleum CIEIOs (over the last open-air bonfire?) ..whatever it takes. ..maybe Pollyanna too? ..just another saboteur, prolly from Tralfamador, lusting after those gold bathroom fixtures.
Post #429,351 by Another Scott 6/10/19 1:45:21 PM 6/10/19 1:45:21 PM Reply	Since the colonists were all a bunch of drunks, Washington was right to be cranky... https://www.history.org/foundation/journal/holiday07/drink.cfm [...] In 1790, United States government figures showed that annual per-capita alcohol consumption for everybody over fifteen amounted to thirty-four gallons of beer and cider, five gallons of distilled spirits, and one gallon of wine. [...] By 1770, the colonies had more than 140 rum distilleries, making about 4.8 million gallons annually. That was on top of the 3.78 million gallons imported each year. Production was concentrated in the Northeast. American rum was inferior to Caribbean, but the domestic stuff was cheap and available. For example, a gallon of American rum cost 1 shilling and 8 pence in Philadelphia during 1740. The smoother, better Caribbean variety went for 2 shillings and 5 pence. With prices for domestic alcohol so low, almost anybody could afford it. It is difficult to know just how much rum colonists drank in British North America, but one historian estimates that during the 1770s the average adult male may have consumed as much as three pints weekly. Rum was a powerful economic engine. Demand for it became the foundation of colonial intercoastal and international trade. Distillers exported their wares to England, Ireland, southern Europe, and Africa. The beverage was integral to slaving. Rum for that business was distilled several times to make a concentrated product. This saved storage space on ships, as captains could cut their cargo with water upon arrival in Africa. [...] Cheers, Scott.
Post #429,370 by Ashton 6/12/19 3:29:38 PM 6/12/19 3:29:38 PM Reply	Thanks {{hic}} so we're descended from Rummies ... also too {hic hic} Wowza!! ..some people think we're affluenced by incahol bad-boys-rape-our-young-girls-but-violet-gives-willingly Proof? (Only 2 Brownie points for ID-ing) :-þ
Post #429,376 by hnick 6/12/19 5:59:29 PM 6/12/19 5:59:29 PM Reply	Resistor color code of course "Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable." ~ AMBROSE BIERCE (1842-1914)

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