How the American Revolution was GLOBAL, w/ Sarah Pearsall
Published: July 3, 2026
Duration: 30:35
In this compelling episode, we sit down with award-winning historian Sarah M. S. Pearsall to explore her groundbreaking new book, Freedom Round the Globe: A World History of the American Revolution.
As we approach the 250th anniversary of 1776, Pearsall challenges the traditional narrative that the American Revolution was a uniquely American story driven solely by the Founding Fathers. Instead, she reveals it as a truly global event — a worldwide surge of resistance against British imperial power that touched India, West Africa, China, the West Indies, Europe, and beyond.
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