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Author: Paul Wonning

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This podcast includes topics from author Paul Wonning's Indiana's Timeless Tales series, which is a time line of Indiana History.To purchase his books, visit his website at www.mossyfeetbooks.com
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The Establishment Of The Northwest TerritoryThis episode relates the establishment of the Northwest Territory, the first major expansion of the United States beyond the original 13 states. From the Book:Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
General Harmar's Campaign to VincennesThis week the author discusses General Josiah Harmar's campaign to restore order to the Vincennes area and rein in George Rogers Clark. From the Book:Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
Hammering out the ConstitutionThis week I discuss the Constitutional Convention's efforts at hammering together a Constitution for the United States. They created a document that governs government, not the governed. From the Book:Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
The Sherman, New Jersey, Hamilton Plants Proposed and a New Name for a New NationThe delegates to the Constitutional Convention discussed many proposals for the formation  of a national government. These included the Sherman, New Jersey and Hamilton Plans. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
The Randolph, Pickney Plans and the Proposal to Form a National GovernmentToday we examine the beginnings of the constitution writing process as the Randolph and Pickney plans become the first Proposals to reform the Articles of Confederation. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
Constitutional Convention Meets - First TimeGreetings, devising, drafting and implememting the United States Constitution was an important step in the road to Indiana becoming a state in 1816, as it formed the foundation of the government that allowed new states to come into the Union at the same status as states that were already part of it. Thus, the evolution of the United States Constitution from concept to reality will form the next several podcast episodes. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
George Rogers Clark Helps Negotiate the Treaty of Fort McIntoshHoping to quell problems with the native tribes, the Congress sent George Rogers Clark, Arthur Lee, and Richard Butler to Fort Mackintosh to negotiate a treaty with the tribes that had not attended negotiations at Fort Stanwix. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
1784 Treaty of Fort StanwixToday the author talks about the Treaty of Fort Stanwix. The 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix was the first treaty between the new nation, the United States, and the Indian nations. First American Regiment EstablishedIn this episode we learn about the roots of the United States Army. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
First American Regiment EstablishedIn this episode we learn about the roots of the United States Army. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
Land Ordinances of 1784 and 1785This episode discusses the Land Ordinances of 1784 and 1785. These ordinances outlined the system of land acquisition and later sale in the Northwest Territory. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
The War of Independence Ends and the Beginning of the Northwest Territorytoday's episode relates two events important to the history of the United States as well as five of the states that make up the American Midwest, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. The first was the successful conclusion of the Treaty of Paris, that officially ended the United States War of Independence and six months later, the establishment of the huge Northwest Territory. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
Establishment of the Second Town in Indiana - ClarksvilleThis episode discusses the the second town established in Indiana, Clarksville. Located on the banks of the Ohio River, Clarksville joined Vincennes, located on the Wabash River, as the only towns located in the as yes sparsely settled future Northwest Territory. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands"This episode relates the beginning of New Amsterdam, which eventually became the city of New York. From the BookColonial American History Stories – 1215 – 1664The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
Two Battles in Northern IndianaThis episode relates two battles that occurred in northern Indiana during the Revolutionary War, the De La Balme Massacre and the Battle of Trail Creek. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
The Capture of Vincennes and Cementing American Power in the WestIn this episode we learn of Clark's expedition to reclaim Vincennes from the British governor Henry Hamilton.From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
Capturing an Empire

Capturing an Empire

2023-06-0717:00

Capturing an EmpireThis episode relates the culmination of of George Rogers Clark's expedition to capture the huge tract of land that would later become the Northwest Territory of the fledgling United States.From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
Sir Guy Carleton Incites the Nativesin this episode British Lord Germaine authorized the use of the natives to attack the Americans and new Vincennes Governor Edward Abbot construct Fort Sackville. These events inspired George Rogers Clark to mount his Illinois campaign to stifle native attacks on Kentucky. His action ensured that the vast Illinois country would become part of the United States after the war.From the Bookhttp://mossyfeetbooks.net/index.php/2020/09/22/indianas-timeless-tales-pre-history-to-1781/The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
Virginia Creates Kentucky County and the beginning of the Bloody 77Upon approval of the gunpowder for Kentucky, Clark wrote and sent a letter to the settlers in Kentucky, informing them that the supply would arrive at Fort Pitt and that they should dispatch some men to and get it. The settlers never received the letter. Clark and Jones then settled in to wait for the fall session of the legislature. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
George Gibson's Secret Mission To New OrleansGeorge Washington's army was perilously short on gunpowder. Captain George Gibson, namesake of Gibson County in Indiana, sought to alleviate this problem in 1776 by precipitating a secret mission to New Orleans to obtain some from the Spanish. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781http://mossyfeetbooks.net/index.php/2020/09/22/indianas-timeless-tales-pre-history-to-1781/The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
The Translyvannia Company and George Rogers Clark's InterventionOn May 8, 1775 Richard Henderson Began Organizing Transylvania Colony with the  drafting of the Transylvania Compact. A Concerned George Rogers Clark Persuades Virginia to make Kentucky a county of Virginia, setting the stage for Clark's conquering the Northwest Territory. From the BookIndiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781http://mossyfeetbooks.net/index.php/2020/09/22/indianas-timeless-tales-pre-history-to-1781/The Author's WebsiteThe Author on LocalsThe Author on FacebookThe Author on TwitterThe Author on RumbleThe Author on YouTubeThe Author's Amazon Page
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