Willard Sterne Randall is the author or co-author of fourteen books. During a 17-year journalism career in Philadelphia, he received numerous awards for investigative reporting, including the National Magazine Award for Public Service from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. After graduate studies in history at Princeton University, he turned to writing biographies of Revolutionary War figures: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen. His Benedict Arnold, Patriot and Traitor, was a Notable Book of the New York Times. His Washington biography was included in Readers Digest’s collection, World's Greatest Biographies, in 2000.
Professor of History Emeritus at Champlain College, Randall is a C-Span Presidential Scholar. He has three times participated in C-Span’s Survey of Presidential Leadership. He has appeared on the Today Show, PBS and the History Channel. His commentaries have aired on National Public Radio and Vermont Public Radio. He has co-authored four volumes of history with his wife, Nancy Nahra.

Sunday’s talk is based on his latest book, Unshackling America: How the War of 1812 Truly Ended the American Revolution.
He will summarize key points which documents the United States’ fifty-year struggle for economic independence from Great Britain.
Seating may be limited - so an early arrival is suggested.
Admission is free - donations are requested. The Ethan Allen Homestead Museum a 501(C)(3)Organization –is not funded by any local, state or national government but relies on its community of supporters! Your contribution is tax deductible.

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