The Fate of the Day: Rick Atkinson's Description of the American Revolution




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ClassGraphic The second volume of historian Rick Atkinson's "Revolution Trilogy," The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777–1780 (Crown, 2025), picks up with George Washington's Continental Army in a disheartened state in the winter of 1777. Defeats by the British in the fall of 1776 saw the Army barely escaping annihilation in the loss of New York. We will follow the fate of the Revolution from the battle of Fort Ticonderoga through the strategically vital areas of the middle colonies and down to the southern colonies. As in volume one of the trilogy, The British Are Coming, Atkinson colorfully describes the conduct of the war, the main figures, the diplomacy, and the incredible sacrifices on both sides in compelling detail. Following on the heels of the Ken Burns project, The Revolution on PBS, we will read and discuss the events of the middle years of the fight for America's future. Colonists became rebels and then "Americans" as the struggle consumed lives and fortunes, and required national determination and dedication of both sides of the Atlantic.
 

Class Details

14 Session(s)
Weekly - Thu

Location
Wieboldt Hall

Instructor
Multiple

Tuition: 

$0.00

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Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
3/5/2026 - 6/4/2026 Weekly - Thu 01:15 PM - 03:15 PM Chicago, Wieboldt Hall  Map Martha Bills  ; Betsy Mahon 

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