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Jared Frederick discusses the historical accuracy of Mel Gibson's film 'The Patriot' and various aspects of American history.

FULL EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Onnkn5Y9A Subscribe Here: @JulianDoreyDaily FREDERICK'S LINKS: - FB: https://www.facebook.com/HistorianJared/ - BUY HIS BOOKS: https://historymatters.biz/index.html --- Jared Frederick is a Penn State historian, former National Park Service ranger at Gettysburg, and one of the most engaging voices in American public history. In this wide-ranging conversation he covers more ground than most history courses manage in an entire semester — from Mel Gibson's The Patriot to Revolutionary War espionage, from the human cost of Gettysburg to the $20,000 bar tab at the Constitutional Convention, and from the 3/5th Clause to the 4th Turning framework that Frederick believes explains exactly where America is right now. The Patriot conversation is essential viewing for anyone who has ever watched the film and wondered how much of it actually happened. Frederick breaks down what the film gets right — the genuine moral complexity of the Revolutionary conflict, the guerrilla warfare tactics that defined the Southern campaign, and the brutal reality of British conduct that the film, for all its liberties, at least attempts to convey. He also breaks…

People in this episode

Host: Julian Dorey

Guest: Jared Frederick

Topics covered

• American history
• Mel Gibson
• espionage
• World War II
• Revolutionary War
• historical accuracy
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Jared Frederick
• The Patriot
• American history
• Revolutionary War
• espionage
• historical accuracy
• Gettysburg
• Constitutional Convention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penn State, National Park Service

Books & works: The Patriot

Places: Gettysburg, South Carolina

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