The DISASTER of Fort Necessity, Join or Die, and the Ambitious Albany Plan

In this episode, I discuss the incredible fallout after the disastrous failure of George Washington at the Battle of Fort Necessity, the birth of Join or Die, and the ambitious Albany Plan.

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Books used as research in this episode:"Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution" By David Preston https://www.amazon.com/Braddocks-Defeat-Monongahela-Revolution-American-ebook/dp/B00WM0CXKQ

"The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America" by Walter R. Borneman https://www.amazon.com/French-Indian-War-Deciding-America/dp/0060761857

"Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" By Walter Isaacson https://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-American-Walter-Isaacson/dp/074325807X

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