"They drank from mud puddles!" | Michael Knowles on the true cost of liberty

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Join Michael Knowles for a harrowing tale of extreme conditions, sacrifice, and liberty: the tale of the ordinary American soldier. From the freezing winds of Valley Forge to extreme heat at the battle of Monmouth, Knowles lays bare the stark conditions faced by ordinary Americans who fought for liberty. We may not remember their names, but Knowles does: including his own ancestor who joined to fight at the age of 15. This story will inspire you to appreciate our dearly-bought liberties, and that freedom always comes at great cost. Discover how ordinary Americans gave all they could, under the most extreme of conditions, for the cause of liberty. While unknown, these brave men were anything but ordinary. Their dedication, sacrifice, and courage changed the world forever - and we remember them today. Watch the series so far! https://storyofamerica.hillsdale.edu ------------------------------ Support Hillsdale College: https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/support-hillsdale-college Visit our website: http://hillsdale.edu Learn from our online courses: http://online.hillsdale.edu Read Imprimis: https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/ Undergraduate programs: https://www.hillsdale.edu/information-for/undergraduate-admissions/ Graduate School of Statesmanship: https://www.hillsdale.edu/academics/graduate-school/ Graduate School of Government: https://dc.hillsdale.edu/School-of-Government/Program-Overview/ Graduate School of Education: https://classicalgrad.hillsdale.edu/ Listen to the Hillsdale College Podcast Network: https://podcast.hillsdale.edu/ ------------------------------ Hillsdale College is an independent institution of higher learning founded in 1844 by men and women “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings” resulting from civil and religious liberty and “believing that the diffusion of learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.” It pursues the stated object of the founders: “to furnish all persons who wish, irrespective of nation, color, or sex, a literary, scientific, [and] theological education” outstanding among American colleges “and to combine with this such moral and social instruction as will best develop the minds and improve the hearts of its pupils.” As a nonsectarian Christian institution, Hillsdale College maintains “by precept and example” the immemorial teachings and practices of the Christian faith. The College also considers itself a trustee of our Western philosophical and theological inheritance tracing to Athens and Jerusalem, a heritage finding its clearest expression in the American experiment of self-government under law. By training the young in the liberal arts, Hillsdale College prepares students to become leaders worthy of that legacy. By encouraging the scholarship of its faculty, it contributes to the preservation of that legacy for future generations. By publicly defending that legacy, it enlists the aid of other friends of free civilization and thus secures the conditions of its own survival and independence.