{"title":"Ken Burns: American Revolution Ep. 5 Reading Guide","description":"\u003ch1 data-end=\"755\" data-start=\"661\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurther Reading for \"The Soul of All America\" (December 1777 - May 1780)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"755\" data-start=\"661\"\u003eValley Forge, Hardship \u0026amp; the War Widens: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExplore history from Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, Episode. 5.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ehe winter at Valley Forge, supply crises, disease and desertion, the French alliance, and the expansion of fighting across frontiers and oceans covered in episode 5 of\u003cspan\u003e Ken Burns' documentary series, \u003cem\u003eThe American Revolution.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/the-american-revolution-episode-5-the-soul-of-all-america\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch on PBS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/the-american-revolution-episode-3-the-times-that-try-mens-souls\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadiapublishing.com\/collections\/ken-burns-american-revolution-ep-1-reading-guide\"\u003eEpisode 1\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadiapublishing.com\/collections\/ken-burns-american-revolution-ep-2-reading-guide\"\u003eEpisode 2\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadiapublishing.com\/collections\/ken-burns-american-revolution-ep-3-reading-guide\"\u003eEpisode 3\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadiapublishing.com\/collections\/ken-burns-american-revolution-ep-4-reading-guide\"\u003eEpisode 4\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadiapublishing.com\/collections\/ken-burns-american-revolution-ep-5-reading-guide\"\u003eEpisode 5 \u003c\/a\u003e| \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadiapublishing.com\/collections\/ken-burns-american-revolution-ep-6-reading-guide\"\u003eEpisode 6\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"new-hampshire-and-the-revolutionary-war-9781626190993","title":"New Hampshire and the Revolutionary War","description":"New Hampshire was one of the first colonies to declare its independence from British rule. 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