Isaac S. Loftus and Dr. Lynn Price Robbins welcome Daniel Cross to the show to examine a side of George Washington and warfare that is rarely discussed—the painful aftereffects. The modernday vocabulary may not be present, but the humanity and psychological impact of posttraumatic stress disorder can be seen in the words of Washington and revolutionaryera soldiers.

Chapters:
0:00 Daniel Cross on George Washington and Post Trauma Stress
1:29 What Made You Read George Washington's Letters?
3:29 George Washington's Part in the French and Indian War
8:08 George Washington on the War in Virginia
13:05 Top Down vs Bottom Up
19:15 Washington's temper in the Barbados Diary
26:05 How To Write About War PTSD?
30:54 PTSD in Washington's Letters
36:49 George Washington's letters
40:19 Battlefield Histories
44:54 Washington's Hesitancy to Lead the Continental Army
49:41 Martha Washington's Support For George
53:43 Washington's Memoirs
58:04 Dan on Plans to Develop More Content
1:02:27 How to Get Out There and See Historical Stuff


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NOTE: At approximately 34 minutes and 40 seconds into the show, there is a mention of suicide.

Relevant Links:

Coming Soon Daniel Cross' website: therealgw.com

Robert Dinwiddie https://www.britannica.com/biography/...

John Stanwix https://www.nps.gov/people/generaljo...

Edward Braddock https://www.britannica.com/biography/...

John Robinson https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entr...

Robert Orme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...)

George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, "Three families were murdered" https://founders.archives.gov/documen...

George Washington to Dinwiddie, "melt me into such deadly sorrow" https://founders.archives.gov/documen...

George Washington to Andrew Lewis, gather parties to bury the dead https://founders.archives.gov/documen...

Robert Stobo https://www.nps.gov/people/robertsto...

William Byrd III https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entr...

George Washington to Francis Halkett https://founders.archives.gov/documen...

William Peachy to George Washington https://founders.archives.gov/documen...

Patrick Henry https://www.britannica.com/biography/...

Battle of Monmouth https://www.battlefields.org/learn/re...

Martha Washington https://www.britannica.com/biography/...

David Humphreys' Life of General Washington https://ugapress.org/book/97808203282...

Fort Ligonier https://www.fortligonier.org

Mount Vernon https://www.mountvernon.org

Colonial Williamsburg https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org

Fort Necessity https://www.nps.gov/fone/index.htm