Reply #14: I didn't even start my car yesterday and it felt great

[Kolesar]

I didn't finish that essay for the newsletter, either...my bad. Public TV played four hours of this show. I was enthralled:

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War, THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA (Weds, 1/18 and 1/25 @ 9:00pm) combines powerful re-enactments, digital effects and profound historical accuracy to tell the story of the battle of the Ohio River Valley. Deemed as the gateway to the entire continent, French and British soldiers, along with Native Americans, fought desperately to seize the property.

The writers spent a lot of time on the war from the view of the people who already lived here: Iriquois, Seneca, Mohawks, etc. I think the prime writer was Graham Greene. Watch it if you get a chance or see the video in the library.