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Living Principles of  America * Nest

 

Binder of 36 CDs of Dramatized Living History :  featuring stories of George Washington, Daniel Boone Susan B. Anthony, Booker T. Washington and many more.

Living Principles of America

CD #1: Columbus: Vision/ Powhatan: Tomorrow is at our Shores
Young Christopher Columbus
Columbus Trains on the Mediterranean
Columbus in Portugal
Queen Isabelle of Spain Supports Columbus
Columbus on the Ocean
Columbus Encourages His Men
Land Discovered
Settlement in America
Powhatan and John Smith

CD #2: William Bradford: The Search for Freedom/ The City on a Hill
William Bradford of Yorkshire
Religious Persecution
Separatists Flee Holland
Plans for a Better Life in America
A Perilous Journey
The First Government in America
Settling at Plymouth Rock
Dealing with Indians
The First Thanksgiving

CD #3: Roger Williams: The Seeker / Anne Hutchinson: The Freeing of
Religion

Roger Williams the Puritan
Encouraged to Preach in America
Separation of Church and State
Refusal to be Silent
Anne Hutchinson’s Revelations
An Inspiration to Go to America
Anne Admitted to the Church
The Wisdom of Anne Hutchinson
Anne’s Movement Grows and is Threatened

CD #4: Lord Baltimore’s Ark
King James and George Calvert
Catholics in England
Lord Baltimore in America
Foundations for a New Colony
George Calvert Dies
Departure of Catholic Immigrants
The Ark and the Dove
A Safe Arrival in Maryland

CD #5: The First Rebellion
A Young Nathaniel Bacon
An Inheritance in Virginia
A Future in America
Settling Near the Indians
War With the Native Indians
Rumors and Misunderstandings
Governor Berkeley’s Quest for Peace
Talk of Rebellion
Bacon Leads the Rebellion
Rebels Take Control

CD #6: The Salem Witches
Girls Learn of Witchcraft
A Concern Over Growing Evil
Flirting With The Devil
Children Afflicted
Gossip Of Witchcraft
“Witches” Arrested
The Sarah Goode Trial
No Defense
The Innocent Are Hanged
Judges See Their Mistakes

CD #7: Young Ben Franklin
A Smart, Intelligent Boy
Son of a Poor Man
James Franklin Returns from London
Too Smart for Grammar School
Ben’s Apprenticeship
The Education of Women
Boston’s New Newspaper
Attempts to Stop Publication
Ben Manages the Press
Arguments Over Apprenticeship

CD #8: Ben Franklin in Philadelphia
Franklin in Philadelphia
Governor Contracts with Ben
Franklin Attempts to Secure Financing
A Journey to Buy a Press
Franklin in London
Franklin Arrives Home
His Work in Philadelphia
A Discussion on Slavery
Franklin’s Successful Newspaper
Important Inventions
Uniting the Colonies

CD #9: George Washington: Early Years / Frontier Soldier
A Desire For Adventure

Washington’s Work in Ohio Valley
Disputes with the French Canadians
Sick in the West Indies
Washington to Solve the Dispute
Washington’s Militia Army
Washington’s Army Defeated
Washington and Franklin Meet
British and American Fight the French

CD #10: Daniel Boone: The Price of Free Land
A Young Quaker in the Pennsylvania Woods
Rifles and Guns
A Move to the Southern Frontier
A Soldier Fighting Indians
Daniel Boone Starts a Family
Plans For an Expedition
A Decision to Move West
Tragedy in the Boone Family
Retreat Back to the Colonies
Founding of Boonesboro

CD #11: Samuel Adams and The Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams Talks About His Future
Concern of His Father’s Land Bank
Growing Disputes Between England and America
Sons of Liberty Formed
Stamp Tax Resistance
Who Leads the Rebels?
England Repeals Tax
Samuel Adams Helps Unify Colonies
The Boston Massacre

CD #12: John Adams: A Fair Trial
Aftermath of the Boston Massacre
John Adams Asked to Defend Accused Soldiers
British Soldiers Leave Boston
Trial Postponed
John Adams Nominated to the Freedom Council
John Adams Elected as Boston Representative
Preparing For Trial of Captain Preston Begins
Verdict of Innocence

CD #13: Patrick Henry: The People’s Lawyer / If This Be Treason
Thomas Jefferson and His Teacher
Jefferson Meets Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry: An Intelligent, Common Man
Bar Exam
Patrick Henry Starts His Practice
A Powerful Defense, Part 1
A Powerful Defense, Part 2
Patrick Henry’s Surprising Influence

CD #14: A New and Rebellious Government / The Boston Tea Party
Attempts To Stop the Liberty Party
Governor Paid By English Parliament
How Are The Judges Being Paid?
Committees Of Correspondence
Governor Hutchinson’s Damaging Letters
Letters Published
Ben Franklin Arrested
Half-Price Tea
The Boston Tea Party

CD #15: The Siege of Boston/ The Continental Congress
Governor Hutchinson Writes England
Plans For an Embargo
Governor Impeached
Boston Port Closed
Other Colonies Help Massachusetts
Franklin Discusses Possible Revolution
Massachusetts Delegates
Journey to Philadelphia
Continental Congress Convene

CD #16: The Road to Lexington/The Road from Concord
Former Soldier’s Talk with General Washington
Sam and John Adams
Patrick Henry’s Vision of One Nation
Discussions of War for Independence
Ambassadors in London
British Army’s Plans
Paul Revere’s Warning
Revolutionary Troops Organize
Battle at Concord Bridge
Rebels Surprisingly Strong

CD #17: Ticonderoga/ Commander-in-Chief
Ben Franklin Back in America
Debates on Petitioning England
Congress Votes on Petition
Rebels Capture Fort Ticonderoga
A Temporary American Government
Revolutionary Skirmishes
Organizing the Military
Who Will Lead the Army
George Washington Appointed
John Adam’s Letters

CD# 18: Breed’s Hill / “Common Sense”
Plan For Bunker Hill
Strategy Of War
The Battle Begins
Whites of Their Eyes
Soldiers Need Discipline
Talk of Democracy
A Lull in the War
Congress Still Divided
“Common Sense” Unifies the People

CD #19: Declaration of Independence
British Generals
Women Must Support the Men
Congress Must Unite
Franklin Urges the Writing of a Declaration
Congress Approves of Writing a Declaration
How To Defend New York?
Authors of the Declaration Of Independence
Labor Over the Words of the Document
Arguments For and Against Independence

CD #20: Endless Defeat
Lead Balls For Ammunition
British War Plans, Part 1
British War Plans, Part 2
American War Plans
General Washington Will Not Compromise
First Battles After the Declaration
False Casualty Reports
British and American Negotiations
Inadequate American Armies Retreat

CD #21: Crossing the Delaware / Lafayette and the French Alliance
American Discouragement
Just One American Victory
Loyalists to the Crown Threatened
Crossing the Delaware
Ben Franklin Seeks French Support
Marquis Lafayette’s Desire For Glory
Franklin Inspires Young Marquis Lafayette
Lafayette’s Talk of Possible American Support
France and Financial Support

CD #22: The Hero of Saratoga / Valley Forge
General Gates Plays Politics
Benedict Arnold Demoted
Fighting in the Countryside
The Hero of Saratoga
General Gates’ Deceit to Congress
Supplies Never Arrive
Hunger at Valley Forge
Deceits and Corruption
Prayer at Valley Forge

CD #23: Beginning of Victory / Spies and Traitors
Soldiers Learn Discipline
A Treaty With France
England Wishes For Peace
The British Withdraw from Philadelphia
General Washington Attacks
Possible Court-Martial
Courting a Spy
General Arnold Secretly Joins with the British
Benedict Arnold Becomes a Traitor

CD #24: The War Moves South / The Swamp Fox
British Occupy South Carolina
Pardons Revoked
Rebels Organize
Rebel Success in South Carolina
Promissory Notes to the Soldiers
A Constitutional Proposal
Cruelties Toward Citizens
The Swamp Fox

CD #25: Cowpens/ Yorktown
Plan: Outlast the British
Washington and Jefferson
Plans for Battles
Rebels Stand Their Ground
Continuing War in the Carolinas
British Troop Move to Virginia
Talk of Honor in War
British Surrender

CD #26: George Washington & The Constitution
King of England Learns of Revolutionary Victory
America’s Debt of War
A Fragile Government
George Washington’s Love of Freedom
Promissory Notes to the Soldiers
A Constitutional Proposal
Adams and Jefferson Discuss Constitutional Issues
The Constitutional Convention
How Will the People be Represented?
Representation and Slavery
A New America Constitution

CD #27: Robert Fulton: The Plunging Boat / Fulton’s Folly
A Young Artist in Pennsylvania
A Need for Inventions
Disappointment in Paris
The Inventive Process
The Plunging Boat
Steamboat Plans
Steamboat Success and Failure
Torpedoes
Fulton’s Folly

CD #28: Andrew Jackson: The Common Man
A Youth in North Carolina
Prisoners of War
Deaths in the Family
West to Tennessee
Troubles with the Native Americans
Tennessee Statehood and Democracy
Congressman and Senator
Judge and General

CD #29: Andrew Jackson: The People’s President/ Harriet Beecher Stowe:
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
War of 1812
General Jackson: Hero of the South
A Call to Political Life Again
The People’s President
Daughter of a Preacher
Writing and Literature
Sympathy for Slaves
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

CD #30: Abraham Lincoln: The Last American President / A House Divided
Country Lawyer
Keep the Country Undivided
A Speech on Slavery
Upcoming Election
The Nomination for President
Early Struggles as President
Fort Sumter: Start of Civil War
Habeas Corpus Suspended
Riots in Union States
General Sherman

CD #31: Abraham Lincoln: The Wounded Nation
General McClellan
Politics and Military
The Slow General
Wounded Soldiers
General McClellan Replaced
The Emancipation Proclamation
Union Successes
The Gettysburg Address

CD #32: Grant and Lee
Robert E. Lee’s Great Heritage
Ulysses S. Grant Honesty
Educations at West Point
Lee Refuses Union Generalship
Grant Becomes a Union General
Lee Leads Confederates
U.S. (Unconditional Surrender) Grant
Lee Surrenders to Grant

CD #33: Thomas Edison: An American Genius
Young Edison: A Distracted Worker
News of Lincoln’s Death
A Fragile Government
Working with Electricity
Edison Cheated in Boston
The Stock Ticker
Edison’s New Company
A Wife for Edison
The Phonograph and The Light Bulb

CD #34: Susan B. Anthony: Woman on the March
A Quaker Upbringing
Family Bankruptcy
The Anthony Family’s New Beginning
A Proposal for Marriage
The Temperance Society
The Woman-Run Temperance Society
Women’s Rights
Honor Found in Repaying Debt
The First Women Voters
Susan B. Anthony Before the Judge

CD #35: Booker T. Washington
Fredrick Douglas Learns to Read
Opportunity in New York
Slaves Freed
Booker T. Washington’s College Education
The Need of Education for African Americans
The Tuskegee Institute
The Growth of the Institute
George Washington Carver

CD #36: The Wright Brothers / Lindbergh: The Spirit of St. Louis
The Wright Brothers’ Desire to Fly
Test Flights
Successful Flights
Young Charles Lindbergh
Flying Lessons
Wing Walking and Parachuting
New York to Paris Contest
The Famous Lindbergh Flight