ARP205 Congress Enters 1779

<p>A frustrated President Henry Laurens resigns.  Congress elects John Jay to run Congress.  It also investigates General William Thompson for allegedly bad mouthing Congress. The session is also filled with efforts to deal with the growing debt and related inflation of the Continental Dollar.</p> <p>Visit my site at <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2021/06/arp204-british-capture-savannah.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/1852854448?&linkCode=ll1&tag=amrevpodcast-20&linkId=2231573cf8e34cc8d278c39e57566ac2&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl'>John Jay: Founding Father</a>, by Walter Stahr.</p> <p>Online Recommendation of the Week: The Resignation of Henry Laurens: <a href='https://archive.org/details/jstor-20083317'>https://archive.org/details/jstor-20083317</a></p> <p>ARP T-shirts and other merch: <a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/american-revolution-podcast?ref_id=23124'>http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast</a></p> <p>Meetup in Philadelphia, June 26: email me for details: <a href='mailto:mtroy.history@gmail.com'>mtroy.history@gmail.com</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>American Revolution 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</a></p>