Pleased to be elected into the Colonial Society of Massachusetts
Craig Bruce Smith
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Historian Wrote "American Honor" http://amzn.to/2wComsY Views mine. www.craigbrucesmith.com
Young Washington humanizes a too-often marbelized figure. I encourage viewers, especially historians, not to focus on the film's inaccuracies. Rather, think about the major themes - ambition, Providence, and an emerging Imperial crisis. And enjoy the show! open.substack.com/pub/geneproc...
Lessons from the Foremost Founder: Overcoming Obstacles and Early Mistakes
Movie Review
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George Washington, the First American Superhero
Young Washington is a hit with audiences, despite the critics. #hatm www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
Young Washington’s Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Is A Welcome Surprise
Young Washington has significantly overperformed at the box office this weekend, and that's explained in its stellar Rotten Tomatoes audience score.
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Worlds Turned Upside Down collide again! @schwarzenegger.bsky.social on Washington as “the Greatest Man in the World” and mentions of honor!
250 years ago today, Americans declared their own nation and pledged their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.” Today, we need to celebrate and uphold the Founders’ pledge to keep our republic. #America250
Long have I dreamed of a General Washington movie. It was just announced! The sequel to Young Washington. Assume it will be called General Washington (and focus on the Crossing) and then hopefully complete the trilogy with President Washington. #hatm
It’s not how you start, but how you finish Read Colleen Shogan on GW wapo.st/4eXieh4
Opinion | George Washington failed before he succeeded
Before he became the great leader he is known to be, Washington faced a steep learning curve.
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Before seeing Young Washington in theaters, watch the film’s director and several historians (including me) discuss the facts vs the storytelling. Now available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/Washington-H...
American Honor!?! Where have I seen that title before?
One of the most incredible things I have ever worked on: Recently discovered documents, written by John Dickinson in 1775, that reveal his secret and previously unknown efforts to prevent the American Revolution. Now featured in the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
A Founder’s Previously Unknown Attempt to Avert the Revolutionary War
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Had a great time teaching K-12 teachers about the “Uncertainty After Yorktown” yesterday at Christopher Newport U.
Now we can keep time in Norfolk and Saipan! JAWS new custom GMT watches by Stirling
How accurate is the new movie Young Washington? Watch as Edward Lengel, Colleen Shogan, Gregory Jackson and I have an in-depth conversation with the film's director Jon Erwin on the history versus storytelling in the movie. #GeorgeWashington www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNGY...
Is Young Washington Historically Accurate? | Historian Roundtable | In Cinemas July 4 | Inside Angel
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Listen to History As It Happens, where Daniel Gullotta, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, and I discuss the work and legacy of #GordonWood with host @martindicaro.bsky.social historyasithappens.libsyn.com/gordon-woods...
History As It Happens: Gordon Wood's Remarkable Legacy (Bonus)
Enjoy this entire 49-minute bonus episode! To listen to future bonus content and get early access to ad-free episodes, today. History As It Happens costs $5 per month. **** On June 7,...
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For all of you who admired and learned from Gordon Wood's work, as I manifestly did, here is a fresh set of tributes at the Library of America website. www.loa.org/news-and-vie...
In Memoriam: Gordon S. Wood 1933–2026 - Library of America
It is with deep sadness that we learn of the death of historian Gordon S. Wood at the age of 92. Wood was a longtime friend and advisor to the Library of America who generously shared his incomparable...
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.#JAWbone’s Presidency /Commander-in-Chief series continues with Thomas Jefferson (shown here as played by our producer Rob Fortner) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
Podcast Episode · JAWBone with Dr. J and Dr. Craig · June 4 · 58m
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Ben Franklin and John Adams would be concerned…
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 2mo agoA coat of arms serves as a sign of legitimacy and tradition for British aristocrats—and now some Americans want one too. Helen Lewis visited the College of Arms, in London, to explore the roots of the tradition and the process of getting a coat of arms: theatln.tc/vGIBirUf
Thrilled to announce that I was named the 2026 Joint Forces Staff College Faculty Excellence Award for my work at JAWS at our pre-graduation ball.
Why Gordon Wood Will Matter Long After Many of His Critics Are Forgotten substack.com/@stevenmintz...
Why Gordon Wood Will Matter Long After Many of His Critics Are Forgotten
Great Historians Change the Questions Their Successors Must Answer
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