tredhed2 Posted March 11, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 11, 2018 I just caught a repeat of the first episode in a series titled "The Men Who Built America: The Frontiersmen" on Saturday night 3-10-18. The show regularly appears on Wednesday nights 9 PM EST. It is a pseudo-documentary - voice narration, perspectives from historians, interviews, some spoken parts by the actors - but this program was very well balanced. It focused on Daniel Boone, the illegal expansion into KY in the 1770s - it was illegal by British law for Americans to go west of the Appalachians. It was tied into the American Revolution. I refreshed my knowledge about Boone, but what I learned is that the fort at Boonesborough staved off a British-financed Native American attack on the fort. If the fort, the largest one in the area had fallen, the British forces could have caught what was left of the American army in a pincer movement from the west and crushed. Things were not gong well in 1778 in the East at the time. Each program in the series will focus on a certain American and what he did to play such a large part in our history. Davy Crockett, Lewis and Clark, Tecumseh, Andrew Jackson, Kitt Carson, John C. Fremont, and I may have left someone out, will be showcased in coming stories. Each program is two hours long, with minimal commercial interruption, so get your popcorn. If this first episode is any indication of the quality of further episodes, they will be well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadet Posted March 11, 2018 Share #2 Posted March 11, 2018 I also caught the Boone episode and thought it was great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted March 11, 2018 Share #3 Posted March 11, 2018 Me too, and you are right, nice to actually see some history on that channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted March 11, 2018 Share #4 Posted March 11, 2018 Previews looked promising. Nice to see the aliens didn't get in there and ruin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72psb Posted March 11, 2018 Share #5 Posted March 11, 2018 So far so good.No political opinions or revisionism,yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted March 11, 2018 Share #6 Posted March 11, 2018 Watched & enjoyed it. Got series on my DVR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted March 12, 2018 Share #7 Posted March 12, 2018 Add me to the like column. My wife enjoyed it also. They could do a whole episode on Boone's daughter - she was as tough as he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbUSWM Posted March 12, 2018 Share #8 Posted March 12, 2018 Wow... honest historical prospective from the History Channel? WOW... Change in management? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted March 15, 2018 Share #9 Posted March 15, 2018 Just caught up on the first episode. So far, so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10 Posted March 22, 2018 Just caught up on the first episode. So far, so good! Well, I am watching the episode on Tecumseh. Maybe I missed something, but the Battle of Tippecanoe is being badly told. The Prophet's forces attacked Harrison's army on the morning of the 6th. Although surprised, Harrison's forces rallied and drove off the Indians. Prophetstown was abandoned and then Harrison entered and destroyed it. This program is portraying it like an earlier version of Custer's attack on the Washita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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