At its height, George washington's plantation at mount vernon was around 75 hundred acres. The property feels big and sprawling with its many gardens and the bowling green. It is surrounded by four really working farms that were producing all sorts of agricultural output. But the estate is a fraction of what it was when Washington was here.
In the American Revolution, the men who revolted were among the wealthiest and most comfortable people in the colonies. What kind of revolution was it, anyway? Was it about a desire to establish democracy—or something else?
By producer/host John Biewen with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Davy Arch, Barbara Duncan, Rob Shenk, and Woody Holton. Edited by Loretta Williams.
Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.