Founding of the Nation: Revolutionary Beginnings
From the Boston Tea Party to the trap at Yorktown, the battles, back rooms, and restless minds that turned thirteen colonies into a nation.
15 narrated stories — read them here, or hear them all in the app.
Old State House
Where King Street Caught Fire
How one night outside the Old State House changed Boston’s political weather.
Boston
The Night Tea Became Defiance
How a tax protest in Boston turned tea into revolution.
Faneuil Hall
From Market Gamble to Cradle of Liberty
How a disputed market hall became Boston’s great room for public argument.
Independence Hall
Four Days in the Assembly Room
A room built for government became the stage for a break with Britain.
Independence Hall
Behind Closed Windows at Independence Hall
How secrecy, argument, and compromise shaped the Constitution in one Philadelphia room.
Philadelphia
How Franklin Printed a City Into Being
A printer’s rise into Philadelphia’s great civic organizer.
Capitol
Where Virginia Stopped Asking Permission
How Williamsburg’s Capitol carried Virginia from royal rule to independence.
Yorktown Battlefield
Yorktown: The Trap That Closed the Revolution
How land, sea, and timing cornered Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Manhattan
The Day the Retreat Stopped at Harlem Heights
A small battle that gave Washington’s army its footing back.
Bowling Green
When a King Fell at Bowling Green
A small park becomes a stage for revolution.
Manhattan
Nathan Hale’s Last Manhattan Mission
A young officer’s brief, fatal turn through wartime Manhattan.
Federal Hall National Memorial
Where the Presidency First Took Shape
A brief season when Wall Street held the young nation’s future.
Manhattan
Where Hamilton Came Home
A final New York chapter shaped by ambition, family, and fatal politics.
Norwich
Samuel Huntington’s Long Road to Public Trust
From self-education to governor, Samuel Huntington’s rise reshaped a Connecticut life into national service.
Kettle Creek Battlefield
Kettle Creek and the Fight for Georgia’s Backcountry
A small battle that shattered a much bigger plan.
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