Scholar Blake McGready will present his research on how the American Revolution transformed the natural world — and how the natural world affected the course of the Revolution. This lecture explores how military forces in the State of New York made war on the land by examining five distinctive landscapes that became central to the struggle for independence. By focusing on these places, we can see the Revolution in a new light: as a political, military, and environmental struggle.
Mr. McGready is a PhD candidate at the Graduate Center, CUNY, where he studies the environmental history of the American Revolution. His research has been published in Pennsylvania History and Early American Studies, and he has received fellowships from institutions such as the Massachusetts Historical Society, the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan, and the American Philosophical Society. Before pursuing his doctorate, he worked for the National Park Service.
NOTE: This program is preceded at 12:30-1:30 by the Friends of Hathorn historical society annual meeting. All are welcome if you wish to come early.