ARP181 West Point Chain

<p>The Americans construct a chain across the Hudson River to prevent further British incursions up into the Hudson Valley.  To protect the chain, they build a series of forts, one in an island in the river and more on the western side of the river.</p> <p>Visit my site at <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2020/12/episode-180-john-paul-jones-raids.html'>https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com</a> for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.</p> <p>Book Recommendation of the Week: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312388020/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=amrevpodcast-20&linkId=de72cbe599906b52c0c4b1118f777514&language=en_US'>The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution</a>, by Alex Storozynski  </p> <p>Online Recommendation of the Week: The memoirs of Rufus Putnam and certain official papers and correspondence:  <a href='https://archive.org/details/cu31924028847238'>https://archive.org/details/cu31924028847238</a></p> <p>Follow the podcast on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/AmRevPodcast'>@AmRevPodcast</a></p> <p>Join the <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271'>Facebook group</a>, or follow the <a href='https://www.facebook.com/AmRevPodcast'>Facebook Page</a> for American Revolution Podcast: </p> <p>Enter our raffle by joining the podcast mail list: <a href='https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy'>https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy</a></p> <p>Support this podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839'>Patreon</a> or via <a href='http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast'>PayPal</a>.</p> <p>Find more books at <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/arp'>https://bookshop.org/shop/arp</a></p>