[Tektalkdiscussion] Fw: Accessible World Presents A World view of History February17, 2010

[Bob Acosta]

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From: "Shiela & Bob Wilhite" <wilhites at flash.net>
To: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta at pacbell.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:34 PM
Subject: Accessible World Presents A World view of History February17, 2010


News Wire:

Our book for February is   “George Washington's Secret Navy: How the 
American Revolution Went to Sea” (DB 67398). Not only is it a real page 
turner of a sea story, but it all really happened.

The author utilizes previously overlooked sources to vividly describe the 
significant historical characters, their political and military machinations 
and the sea battles which occurred between 1775 and 1776 after Bunker Hill 
and before the declaration of Independence. The Continental Congress had 
belatedly appointed George Washington to take charge of the over ten 
thousand militiamen besieging the British in Boston. The newly appointed 
General Washington realized that the only way to break the stalemate which 
jeopardized the rebellion was to close off the British’s marine supply line. 
Also, realizing the Continental Congress would oppose the establishment of a 
navy, he created America’s first navy and operated it in secret, even though 
he believed in civilian control of the military.

The author, James L. Nelson is a prize-winning author of both fiction and 
non-fiction He was awarded the Rodney Houghton Award, given by the National 
Maritime Historical Society for the best article of the year in its popular 
Sea History Magazine. This particular article was an excerpt from George 
Washington's Secret Navy telling the story of naval battle that took place 
in Machias, Maine, in 1775, The second award given to the book is the Samuel 
Eliot Morison Award, presented by the Naval Order of the United States to 
the author " The Morison Award is one of the country's top honors given to 
maritime authors. Past recipients have included David McCullough and Patrick 
O'Brian.

NLS recorded books (RC and DC) are the only accessible source I could find.

George Washington's Secret Navy: How the American Revolution Went to Sea
Nelson, James L. Read by Ray Childs. Reading time 16 hours 46 minutes. DB 
67398

Award-winning author examines the establishment of an American navy during 
the Revolutionary War. Discusses the roles of the Continental Congress and 
George Washington in the October 1775 authorization for the first ships. 
Details the scrimmages between Washington's armed schooners and the British 
fleet. 2008.

Download George Washington's Secret Navy: How the American Revolution Went 
to Sea, DB67398

The group will meet at the same time the third Wednesday of every month and
will be facilitated by Don Queen, Email: queens at pacbell.net

Date: Wednesday, January 20th. 2010

Time: 6:00 PM PST, 7:00 PM MST, 8:00 PM CST, 9:00 PM EST
          and elsewhere in the world Thursday 2:00 GMT.

Approximately 20 minutes prior to the event start time; go to A World View 
of History at:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsf0c95f474b43

Or, alternatively,

Select A World View of History Room at: www.accessibleworld.org
Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.

If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing 
software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download 
and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to 
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